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I i w.ihout r- ' " ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY. MARQI 30. 1902. K0. 7i VOL. LIV 1 . THE CARHARTT BRAND The CARHARTT BRAND of Men's Working Clothing Is the perfect Brand. This Is why we are Exclusive agents In Astoria. Ours Is a perfect' store. Yon are Invited to call. Oor callers become satisfied customers. A Carbarn Souvenir to all callers who ask for the same. S053E RIORE IN TUB FOO AUDRBT.... r THT9 riFTH BTRINO THE B10N OF THE PROPHET LA7.AR1US f SYLVIA Evalyn Enmon They an lbs leaders. 11.25. . GRIFFIN 6t REED . Aromatic Spices in (Iliihs with Sprinkling Top rt-tuly fortlio Table. ABSOLUTELY PURE- FISHER BROS. Spring Styles in P. A. STOKES. NEW BOOKS. ..Richard Harding Davl ..Mary Johnston Bousa . . Naylor Mary HartwU Catherwood . and Suits. Yon May Need a Change of Clothes and You May Need a Change of Clothiers. .'. If Yon are Particular you Can Find the Kind Yon Want Here The Latest, in High Grade Clothing . and Furnishings. ! The Vogue : Tb very latest in tie now on dis play in all styles and varieties. Sterling (Hats Panama Shape The Latest Overcoats RELINQUISH SOVEREIGNTY Over Philippines But Occupy and Govern Islands as Archipelago. IS THE DEMOCRATIC IDEA ICooNi'velt May Veto' Irrigation Hlll.--.Mr. McKlnley'a Pen nloii. Tli Danish West Indie. WASHINGTON, Mrrh 29. Demo cratic mumpers of the senate commit to on the Philippines today agreed upon a substitute ttr the Philippine government bill to tic offered by them. It provides that the United States shall relinquish all I'lnlmt of eover-t-lrt y over the Philippine archipelago, but Unit the I'med Btus hall con tinue to occupy mid govern tin? arch ipelago until the people thereof shall have entablliihed a government and until nuftli-lent guarantr have been obtained for performance of our treaty obligation - with Spain, and for the safety of thoite Inhabitant who have adhered to the t'nlted States end for the matntnftnce and protection of all the rlirhts which have accrued under the authority thereof. IRRIGATION BILL. WASHINOTON. March 29.-Preident Roosevelt. In conference with a num ber of Western congressmen today, plainly stated his opposition to some of 4 he provisions of the Irrigation till now pending in the house. The presl det hesrlty approved the general pur pose of rhe bill, but frankly stated that he could not approve the meas ure as It now stands. He is especially opposed to the section providing for state control of the appropriation, dis tribution and use of water from the Irrigation canals. DANISH WEST INDIES. WASHINOTON, March 29. A special committee emwlnted by Speaker Hen dern to Investigate the allegations In connection with the Danish ,Wet Indies purchase, held an executive meeting today and determined to be gin an Investigation next Tuesday. The commfttoe unanimously decided that the hearings -would be open to the public, OWNHR OF NECKLACE FOUND. WASHINGTON. March 29.-It devel oped today thut the $3000 necklace stolen from a Pullman car between Charleston, 8. C, and Jacksonville, Fla., March 7, belonged to Mrs. Har- rlet 8. Blaine rteale. daughter of the late James O. Blaine. Mrs. Beale was en route to Cuba, accompanying Miss Alice Roosevelt MRS. M'KINLBY'S PENSION. WASHINOTON, March 29,-Chalr-man Sulloway, of the house committee on Invalid pensions, Is preparing a re port on the bill granting a pension of 15000 annually to the widow of Presi dent McKlnley.. The bill has been fa vorably reported by the fuH commit tee. REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE. WASHINOTON, Maroh S9.-The house devoted most of the day to the bill Increasing the efficiency of the revenue . cutter service, but did not complete Its consideration. INTERNATIONAL CONTROVERSY. Wireless Telegraphy Must Be Regulat ' ed by International Laws. : NEW TORK, March 29. The fued between the Marconi and SHaby-Aroo wireless telegraphy companies has bo come the subject of International di plomatic controversy, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Herald. The German government has, It Is stated, sent an official protest to the British government against the meth ods of the Marconi Company and the boycott Instituted against ships equip ped w fth the Slaby-Arco apparatus. ' The refusal of the Marconi operators to receive or transmit message sent from the Slaby-Arco transmitters and especially the manner In wtilclr It Is said the greetings of the Deulschland with Prince Henry'on board was Ig nored at the Nantucket, Lizard and Cornwall stations, Is the cause. As previously reported the German navy department has framed a Mil which will be presented to parliament immediately after Easter, the purpose of which Is to give the government authority to control wireless telegraphy and make uniform rate. The emperor la also taking a hand In th tight. Thtte Is no Intention here of infring ing upon the rights at the Marconi Company but it Is asserted fhat the various governments must take control of wireless telegraphic communliiatlon so as to make common laws and be able to give conditional concessions which win oblige the Maroonl a well as Hie Atohy-Argo and tho other com peting companle to take each others' messages "Without discrimination. BrSMARK'8 ISOLATION. BI8MARK, N. Da.. March 29.-vThl Is the fifth day of the isolation of Bis mark from the world because of the mld-praliie lake at McKensle. Prac tically nothing was accomplished to day toward relieving the situation, ft Is predicted that it will be impossible to move railroad trains across the tracks for several days, if not weeks. DICKINSON RECALLED TIIK HI LGAHIAXS ARE RE SENTFUL. I'rcstted Cane Tor Keleaae ot Mian Ellen M. Ston Too Ardently. WASHINGTON. March 29.-A one resuK of his activities In the Stone case. Dickinson has lost Ms position as diplomatic representative to Bulga ria. Last fall he addressed very strong representations to the Bulgarian min ister for foreign affairs and apparently has not been forgiven. for new Informa tion comes to hand that h'e Is persona no grata. It is very probable that our goverment. as a manifestation of its displeasure, wll! refrain from sending another diplomatic agent to Sofia, though It will not be thus prevented from making any demands upon the Bulgarian government in the matter of the Stone case, which Inquiry now In progress may seem to justify. BOY KTLLED. And Catholic Church Destroyed by Fire. EVERETT, Wash., March 29,-nJulius Seefelt, 15 years old, was killed In a shingle mill this morning by being thrashed about the revolving shaft Fire .supposed, to be lncendlaryv oc curred this morning at the Tulallp In dian reservation, consuming the old Catholic church and girls' dormitory kitchen. WILL GO TO CHARLESTON. CHARLESTON, S. C. March 29. President Roosevelt has decided to visit the exposition at Charleston, on Wednesday, April . Spring Shoes New Goods Just Arrived The Latest Styles WARRANTED VALUE IN EVERY PAIR. BOSTON KUJJltl.lt BOOTS S. A. Glmre. FINE REPAIRING 543 BOND ST Opposite Ross, Hlnlni ft Cr SOUTH SWEPT BY STORM Cities Destroyed, Factories Are Wrecked and Houses Washed Away.' MANY LIVES ARE LOST Churches and Railroad Stations I Carried Away; Telegraph I and Telephone LI nea f - Are Dow n. . ' ' ' ' ' CHATTANOOGA, Tena, March 29. A special to the News from Harriman, Fenn., says: ' . j ... J Wa As,nA ( jiarnm&n was aeirucu caused by the overflow of the Emery River, The damage is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. It la re ported that two ve were lost, and many are supposed to have been drowned. It is estimated that from 40 to SO houses at Oakdale and Harriman were washed away. . The tunnel at Junction, on the Cincinnati Southern Railway, fell in. The plant of the Veetel Lumber Company wa destroy ed .and the Hoe ft Tool Company was Ku.llir Aamarvft the Tilaninr mill is wrecked and the tannery suffered very heavily. The floating lumber, houses and debris knocked down a part ot the bridge and -washed It away. Tele Dhone lines are damaged and only meager reports are obtainable . AT MUTNNVILLB. M'HINNVILLE. Tenn., March 21 The storm last night wrought great destruction at McMlnn villa. Five fac tory employe wetie drowned in the flood. The Falcon rolling mill was practically destroyed. "Practically all the cottages and small buildings ot the town were washed away. AT COAL CREEK. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 29. A special to the Sentinel from Coal Creek. In the mining district, says that town was partially flooded last night by high waters in creeks. Many peo pie were driven from their homes. Three bridges on the .railway to the coal mines were damaged so that trains cannot pass over them. Heavy washouts occurred on the main line of the Knoxvllle & Ohio branch of the Southern railway between Jelico and Coal Creek, delaying all traffic between Louisville and Knoxvllle. IN GEORGIA. ROME, Ga., March. 29. Two wash outs are reported this morning on the Atlantic division of the Southern railway near Silver Creek. Great dam age was done to farms by last night's tremendous rainfall. IN ALABAMA. RtTSSELLVILLE, Ala., March 29. A cyclone passed through Darling, four miles south of Russell ville, yes terday, demolishing, the Methodist and Baptist churches, wrecking the rail road station and damaging a number ot buildings. GADSDEN. Ala,, March 29.-The hardest rain In years fell last night Some portions of. the city are under waiter. The city was In darkness all night, the power house being flooded. The damage to crops is very great. FLORENCE, Ala., March 29. The home of Pat Branen (colored), three miles from this olty, was swept away last night and several of his family drowned. RJHGULATB SPEED OF AUTOS. Bight Miles an Hour the Limit In the Buslnes District of Chicago. CHICAGO, March 29. The Chicago board of automobile examiners has fixed 12 miles an hour in outlying nlghborhoods and eight miles In the business districts as the speed at which automobiles may be propelled. The en forcement of the order will be left to the police who will be requested to se that this rate of speed Is not ex ceeded in any case, ? ' " Should chaffeurs 'persist In "scorch ing" a remedy will be adopted that all horseless vehicles be compelled to carry a big tag which can be seen by policemen across the street or several feet behind the vehicle. KNOWS BUT WILL NOT TELL. Book on South Africa Suppressed by k Secretary Hay. KANSAS CITY, March 29,-ColoneJ James G. Stowe, ex-United States con sul general at Cape Town, South Afri ca, in an address last night said he had returned to this country with the Intwtnlon of writing and publishing a book on the South African war, but that he had been renueMed not to do so by John Hay, secretary of state,' and that he had therefore given up the project, at leant for the present He said he would not do so until after the close'of hostilities, If at , all. He declared that he knew the cau!es of the war but that he did not intend to tell them at this Hme. FIGHT BETWEEN STOCKMEN. SALT LAKE, March 29.-A special to the Herald from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: Telephone message was receiv ed from Big Piney, a small town' in Uintah county, stating that a fierce fight occurred on the range yesterday between cattlemen and sheepmen and that two brothers amed Hall had been kHled. FOUR MEN ARE KILLED DETECTIVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ARREST. Outlaws Open Fire and All Four f.Men ; Were Shot To "' ' V " Death ',' .". WILMINGTON W. Va., March 29. Sensational reports were received to day concerning another fight with the Hatflelds, In which four were killed. John Rutherford detective, had a war rant for. the arrest of Ephriam Hat field, who 4s wanted in South Carolina. He located Hatfield In Pike County. Kentucky. Henry Watts went ( jith Rutherford, and they found Ephriam at the home of his father, Thompson Hatfield. Rutherford and Watt broke in the door and secured Ephriam, when the father opened fire. Both of ficers and both Hatfields were killed. THUNDER MOUNTAIN. Is Compared With "the Tiroes of '49, Says Mr. -Simmons. , SPOKANE. March 29. B. B. Sim mons, who represents Eastern inves tors In the Thunder Mountain coun try, returned yesterday from the new mining camp. He said: , "Tlmder Mountain has had enough development work done to show that It is one of the richest gold bearing territories ever yet discovered. The country is literally filled With auri ferous rock of easily milling nature- Colors are to be found wherever one cares 'to wash out a panful of dirt . I would not be surprised If we experi ence just such a rush as there was in 49." SOMETHING NEW! i the Firefly Ges Lighter ;? .'.'No Tapers. No Matches Needed. Press the Button and the Machine Does the Rest Saves Time. Saves Matches. ; Saves Your Patience. rOlt SALE-ONLY BY The Eclipse Hardware Co. 527 BOND STREET - - ASTORIA. OREGON POLITICS IN THIS STATE Yamhill is for Gecr for Gov ernor and Has no Choice for U. S. Senator. DEMOCRATS : OF BAKER t Douglas is for Crawford 'for A t torney-General and Lane , t i for Toagne. for) , ' Congrewt. . , . - ' ; t -M'MINNVILLE Ore.... March 2. Tho Republican convention, endorsed, Geer for governor . and opposed tha resolution in the state convention for or against any one for United State senator. - DOUGLAS COUNTY. ..- ROSEBURO, Ore., March . 29. Tha, , county Republican convention was hed today. A. M. Crawford, candidate for attorney general, carried the delega tion. Democratic primaries wer held today In Douglas county. . LANE FOB TONGUE. - . ) EUGENE. Ore., March 29.-Tba Re publican county convention wa bold today. Delegate are uninstructed on goverofl. , Alt the delegate to the "con-' gressional convention are for Tongue, BAKBR DEMOCRATS. . - BAKER "ClTT.- Ore- March 29. Tha Democrats of .this county held a pit? mary election for . delegates to tha- ' county convention itoday.- Delegate , to h state cottventtdirwurb- unit' " for Chamberlain for governor. Th delegation will go uninstructed for congressman. ' WOMAN FOR CONGRESS. Wealthy Miss Burfchart , Wilt . Mak Fight for Seat In Congress. LOUISVILLE. Ky., March 29 Tha race for congress In the Tenth dis trict is being enlivened this year by Miss Mary Burkhart, a good looking and wealthy young woman, who la a candidate on the Prohibition 'ticket. Miss Burkhart is a resident of Lone Wolf County, the daughter of a weal thy lumberman, with 1100,000 in her own name. -She ia the first candidate In the field, and is making a house to house canvass. Lone Wolf Is a moun tain county, as Is much of her district, but she i undaunted by the almost trackless forests and the mountain, going over most of , the district .j on horseback. . Miss Burkhart Is full of vigor. In discussing the .race, aha said: "Some of the men up here who are talking about running for congress tell me my race Is useless, that if elected I cannot be seated. I want to ay right here that if I get a majority of the votes cast In the Tenth district I will go to, congress all right, and there is now law (to prevent ma", .