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J ?.-' 4 I Ml VOL. LIV ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1903. NO. 65 14 IS A. . p ! We are Opening Some very handsome NKVV SUITS! Clio viola and Ciuwiineri, Clay Worsteds and Sorgen, lit plain and fancy Put terns. Clot a now Spring Suit. ( Sot a move on! You know our stylo Of doing busimm You know we have but one price, And Unit, tho right price. lliiianWM mt tttmstf J r , wtaftltm 1 LATEST POPULAR SUCCESSES THE RIGHT OF WAT Gilbert Parker TlfB UUUNO PASSION ITenry Vn Dyk MAN ntOM OLKNOARRT lulph Connor TIM CRISIS Winston Churchill TltW 1IATTLK OF THE STRONG Ollbert Parker DRJ AND I .....Batcheller THE CAVAUBR Cable The Books Everybody Rends. $l.'2n Each. . GRIFFIN 6t REED . Aromatic Spices in (lines with Sprinkling Top ready for tho Table. ABSOLUTELY PURE- FISHER BROS. Spring Styles in OverCOatS and Suits. Yon May Need a Change of Clotbes and You May Meed a Change of Clothiers. .'. If You are Particular you Can Find the Kind You Want Here. . . . . The Latest In High Grade Clothing and Furnishings. TheVope ; The very latest in ties now on dis play in all styles and varieties. Sterling Hats Paoanu Sbane Tie i Latest P. A. STOKES. TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT Bill Under Consideration Argu ment on River and Harbor Bill Today. ELECTION OF U. S. SENATORS Immigration Itllll Compiled Cuban Reciprocity Scores Victory at Republi can Conference. WASHINGTON. March IS The sen to had under consideration tho bill providing for th protection of the, president of the United State and for punishment by ITnlled State court of thus h commit assault upon htm. Huron opposed the bill and Hoar and Muson supported It. Mason made an attnc k upn anarrhy and Its iith(Hja and Incldentaily frit Mwd th amndnwrn to th bill offer 1 by Dacon. He denounced It aa oiwnlng Ui door to apecial plfadlna; fur th b-ncfSt of aaiMuwIni ut the pre-Idt-nt. Dacon conldred Maaon's crlt- tolitm a pvama.l tvfl;tlon on Wmnolf ami rnntel It. Explanation by '.he Illlnola m-nator cUrl the atmoaphere. Karller In the day a lively debate waa prelplta.tiMl by the effort of Itaarllna to have printed aome Philippine cor-n-pondnr. Eventually the matter waa ordered printed aa requested. niVEW AND HARBOR BILU WASHtNO-TON, March 18 -The gen eral flehat on the river and harbor appropriation bill In the out wa enlivened today by Hepburn, of towa. who made hla aiinuat onslaught on the meafure. Contrary to hla usual cua tom. Hepburn found aeveral thlnira In the bill to commend, although aome of hla crltlrlama were quite severe. Other upeakera today were Ball, of Texas, and Lawrence, of Mawachuaetta, both metrtbetn of the committee, and White, of Kenturky. and Thompson and Bru- nett,. of Alabama, who apoke In favor for the lmrovements of Intereaea In their district. It waa airreed that reneral debate on the bill ahould close tomorrow. IMMtORATION BI1.I WASHINGTON, March IS General Immigration Mil prepared by Chairman fthatttir. of the committee on Immi gration and naturallaatlon, and ac cepted by that committee, waa report ed to the houae today with the recom mendation that It. lie pned. OeneraJ purpose of the bill la to brlna; toiretjier In nne act the scattered lefrlslaMon on this subject enacted from 18T5 to t94 In regrard to Immigration of aliens In to the Vnlteil Btatea . CtTBAN RECIPROCITY. WASHINGTON, March I. Advo- catea of Cuban reciprocity scored a decisive victory tonight at a conference of Republican members of the house. The proposition of Chairman Payne. today decided to live the flrst place In order of buslneew after dlaposlna; of the pending- business to the oleomarga rine bill, It to be followed by the Col new) exclusion bliL COURTMARTIAL OF WALLER. Marine Cannot Be Tried Army. try the MANILA, March 18,-Tne court-martial appointed to try Major Littleton, Waller and Lieutenant John A Day. of the marine corps, on the charge of executing natives of the Island of Ba mar without trial, held Its flrst see Mem today. ' Captain Marlx, who represented Wal ler, pleaded that the court lacked Jur isdiction, as marines cannot be tried by the army except when attached to Che army aervlee. whereas Waller re turned to duty with the marines Feb ruary 13th, though tho facts charged occurred In January. The court directed that the point waa well taken. General Chaffee Is considering the decision and probably will leave the final decision to the au thorities at Washington. , ASYLUM BURNED. JACKSON, Mlaa., Maroh 18. State institution for the deaf and dumb in this city waa destroyed by Are today. All the inmates were rescued. The loss la 140,001. ' GREAT FIRE AT IIOBOKEN Destroyed the British Steamship Queen, Several Lighters and a Pier. LOSS A MILLION DOLLARS ST. LOUIS BIRD SHOOT LARGEST LIVE BIRD TOUR NAMENT YET HELD. SlMituhter . of the Innocent to the Number or ICIghteeu Thouaand. KANSAS CITY, March IS.-The Grand American handicap live-Dim tournament which wilt be held in Kan- s City from March SI to April 5. inclusive, will attract the greatest number of wing shots that ever parti cipated In any shooting tournament, according to Elmer E. Shaner, mana ger of the Inter-State Association, un der whose auspices the big event will be held. Mr. Shaner arrived here to day. He came to arrange the details for, the Grand American handicap. The entry list already numbers 315 and the entry books will be open until next Saturday. Post entries will be receiv ed until the ftrat man has shot at his last bird. Mr. Shaner stated there would be 18.000 birds trapped during the ahoot. 7500 of which will be used In handicap. Most of the birds are now In the city. The handicap committee will meet at the Midland Hotel In this city on Mnrch 27. LTilef Engineer and a Sailor of Itrltiab Queen Supposed to Have Burned to Death. NEW YORK, March 18.-F1re - de stroyed the pier of the Phoenicia steam fchip line on Hoboken, N. J., river front with many bales of cotton and hay; burned steamer British Queen consumed, several lighters and their cargoes; damaged the dock belonging to Barber steamship line and for time threatened the property of the Holland-American line and the Hugh Campbsl! store. Lose, will approxi mate 11,000.000. Chief Engineer Scott, of the British Queen, was upposedly burned to death on her and a sailor named Johnson met the same fate. Estimated losses are: Piers, I MO, 000; British Queen, $400,000; cotton and lighters, 1230,000. Seven lighters are more or less damaged. The scene of the fire was Seventh and River streets, Hoboken. Together there are docks and basins of the Phoenicia line, Holland-American line and the Barber Una. The Phoenicia Line pier was wooden structure 300 feet long covered with a frame shed. In this - were a great many bales of hay and cotton which burned win the utmost rapidity. How the fire started Is not known. AT STUDENTS' RIOT. " Revolutionary Tracts, Were Distribut ed Freely. ST. PETERSBURG, March 18. (by the frontier). Comparatively bloodless outcome of Sunday's riots develop rather a Gilbertian feature of an oth erwise serious political move. Stu dents, on preptring to make the denv onatratlon, remembered the rough treatment they were subjected to last year, and sent letters to the authorl ties promising to demonstrate wholly unarmed and begging that police in stead of military might be sent to .,. maintain order. In fact, while the DISGUSTED WITH UNCLE SAM. Five Hundred .Forelgnera Have turned Home. Re- BERLIN. March 18. Five hundred returned emigrants, disappointed with of the ways and means committee for fe ln thfl united States, paused 20 per cent deduction of duty with Sibley amendment, Wmltlng duration of reduction or duties to December 1. being adopted by a vote of 85 to SI. The result was reached at 11 o'clock after a protracted debate followed by a series of exciting roll calls. ELWCTION OF U. a SENATORS. WASHINGTON. Maroh 18.-The sen ate committee on privileges and elec tions today began consideration of the house resolutdon providing for : the election of United states senators by direct vote of the people. The com mittee decided to meet rgularly on Thursday of each week and to continue consideration of the question until vote Is reached. WASHINGTON POSTMASTER. WASHINGTON. March 18.-Conflr- matlon by senate: Postmasters iWaahington: S. P. Pull tan . OLEOMARGARINE BILL. WASHINGTON," March 18. Republi can steering committee of the senate through Berlin on their way to their homes In Poscn, provinces of East and West Prussia and In 'Russia and Aus tria. , military were numerous the police were in the majority and cavalry did not use to any great extent the ter rible Cossack whips, with loaded butts, which caused so many fatalities in 1901. Students during the day managed to distribute mass incendiary litera ture from tops of street cars while the police were busy fighting below. Some of these tracts were couched in the most revolutionary language ever sent abroad 'in Russia. Footwear Was Never Sold at anoh priocs before. " My . Special Sale is a revelation. Every pair a bursain. Goods cannot be beaten (or quality. RUBBER BOOTS ALWAYS IN STOCK. S. A. Glmre. FINE REPAIRING 543 BONO ST Opposite Rom, Hlcglaa Co-. FATE OF SLAVE DEALERS. MOZAMBIQUE, March 18. Portu guese troops captured 162 slav-dial er and killed 50 others at Pembi Pay recently, when the government forces attacked twelve strongholds of iie slave dealers and liberated seven hun dred slaves. here today, and U likely to remain In session until Saturday. Three anthra cite coal districts are represented by over too delegates, f President Mitchell, of the mlneworfc ers, arrived early In the day. Impres sion prevail that If other concessions are made by operator the matter of recognition of the union will be per. mltted to rest for the present. RHODES IS SINKING. CAPB TOWN. MaTch 18. Cecil Rhodes is weaker tonight. DENIES THE REPORT. NEW PORK. March W.-The Brazil ian government ha denied that It In tends to confiscate the German rail way, frays a dispatch to the Herald from Rio de Janeiro. The minister of foreign acairs, in accordance with the request of t he minister of war, has decided to send a circular not to the legations If the United States, Germany, France, Eng land. Italy .Argentina and Chile. DEATH OF RICH MAN. MILWAUKEE, Ma-co 1 Daniel Wellr, Jr., the pioneer lumberman of Wisocnsin and reputed to be the rich est man In the state, died tonight at ths age of 83 years. COMMENTS OF GERMAN PRESS Benefit of Prince's Visit Not Yet Apparent to All. SAY HENRY BLUFFED US PRIVAft BILLS VETOED PRESIDENT SPEAKS DI RECT TO THE POINT. Does Not Believe iu JteijiMtating Discharged Soldient at 1 Random. WASHINGTON. March lT.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today sent to the sen ate two veto messages of private bills. One Is a bill granting honorable dis charge from military service to Chas. W. Haley. Of this case the president said: "I think H Inexpedient to ie verse the order of dismissal nearly 40 years ago after the event, when It Is out of the question for any one to possess the knowledge and means of arriving' at the Judgment which was possessed by fellow officers of the man at the time they dismissed him." Hawley was second lieutenant ln the Sixteenth Connecticut volunteer Infantry. The other is a bill for the relief of James Howell. In returning the bill the president says: "It la enough to say that this man was convicted of mutiny, and sentenc ed to be dishonorably discharged from the army. There is perhaps no other heritage an Ameriacn would so like to leave to his children as an honorable discharge frof services well and gal lantly performed In the civil war, and an honorable discharge granted ttf those who with blood anj toil have earned It, is cheapened and rendered of little worth If also rinf.?d un worthy brothers who have forfeited the right to receive It. ' Howell was a member ofejmpany H. Fourth Illinois volunteer Infantry, Ridicule for American Sensa tionalism and Undignified rigrures. Uncle Sam Is too American. NEW YORK March 18. In spite of the official frown whlnh general com ment upon the voyage of Prince Henry brings down upon any paper there ap pears, says the Berlin correspondent of the Herald, to. be a growing tendency to refer to 4t and to ask whatlpract tical result it ha accomplished. The hip, hip, hooraylng has been done and the handshaking is over. The prac tical German i asking "Well, 'what are w going- to get out of It?" " ' Agrarians storm away -the harder. They say "Germany has done for America; now id Is the turn of Amer ica to do something for Germany." The sober Tagtlsche Runchau breaks ground and writes about Americans thinking Print Henry waa to nse the Yankee's favorite terra "demo' cratlc prince." To this that paper re plies: .' ' , " ;" '. . "The American, it is known, prides himself In a Tery, remarkable degree on thefact that be does not allow himself to be bluffed try anyone or at any time. . As a member ef a poker nation, he bluffs naturally. But today; It la an open seroet that Prince Henry blulted his friends and hosut 'taT quite an extraordinary way." 'The Rhelnlsche Westphalische takes she view that Germany is making her self ridiculous in pursuing this sorl of a 'panic poi icy," which does not com within tha realm of seriousness. PRINCE HENRY AT HOME. 'vel"omed 'With Affii.ion by the Em- peror. , 4 CUHAVEN, Marc 11 Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia returned to Gtrrnan soli this afte.-noott. When the DuetcY.iI arrived ,Ew- peor William stood upon the quay, surrounded by fclgh navai and munici pal officials. As the representative rf the American embassy at Berlin, Com- mrnder William H. Bh!e, navy at tache, stood at the emperjr's side. Tne crowds chearcd wildly as Prince Henry walked down the gangway from the steamer. Empjror William kissed his brother upon both cheeks anj shook hands with the member of the Seen after meeting at the c,uay the emptror and party. Prince Henry and staff and Commander Beehle boarded the battle Kaiser Wllhelm It., which weighed anchor and startel toward Kiel, through the canal. , '"- A banquet was served on board the warship. ' SNOW ON RAILROAD TRACKS. ST. PAUL, March 18.Neitb.er of the transcontinental lines has yet suc ceeded In clearing their roads of ths great heaps of snow under which their tracks were burled by last week's bllxxard. It is estimated that the loss to transcontinental railroads will amount to very nearly halt a million dollars. COAL MINERS' CONVENTION. Most Important Convention Since That , . of 1900, SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 18. The most Important convention of hard coal miners slnoe that which resulted in the memorable strike of 1900 began SOMETHING NEW! ; The Firefly 6as lighter No Tapers. , '' No Matches Needed. Press the Button and the Machine Does the Rest Saves Time. Saves Matches. Saves Your Patience. rOR SALE ONLY BY ' The Eclipse Hardware Co. 527 BOND STREET - ' ; ASTORIA, OREGON