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ASTORIA. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1902.
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P. A. STOKES.
THE POLITICAL
SITUATION
Multnomah Throws Her Strength
, to Furnish Which May
Defeat Occr.
IN MANY OTHER STATES
Keaabllcaui Win In Tacorna. A
(standoff fa Chlego.Na
tlonal Convention of
Allied Party.
PORTLAND. April l.The contest
over the nomination for governor in
th Republican state convention to
morrow I growing exciting. Tonight
ihe Mutlnomah county delegates, In
caucus, decided to support W. J. Fur
nlKh. itt Pendleton. Tb standing of
candidates for governor ' tonight la
about a foil owe:
1'ledgvd to Governor G'-er, M; to
Furnlh, 118; 10 John, 12; to Fulton
J; unlnstructed d-lgate. Ill Necs-
nary to choice Ui. ,
TONGUE RK-NOMINATED.
UOSEUUHG, Ore.. April L Thomas
II. Tongue wu renominated by ac
clamation for congressman from tbe
First Oregon District, by tbe congres
ikmal convention held here today.
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WEETINO OF MONGRELS.
LOUISVILLE, April t- Delegate
from all part of the country ra ar
riving In the city to Attend the na
tional convention of the Allied Parry,
which will begin tomorrow, and It it
expect" that UVr will he About 600
delegates on hand representing Popu
lists, Socialists, Union Labor, Union
Reformers, of Ohk; Public Ownerahlp
Party, of St. Louie: UbemJ Party, re
oently formed In Ohio; United Chris
tian Party, and In fact all element
not aaaociated with Republican or
Democrate. The object of the meeting
la the formation of a third party com
posed of all reform forces, Independ
ent of the old parties.
IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. April 1. Republican and
Democrat eanh- made a &ln of one
alderman in the city election today.
The new council wHI consist of 3
Republicans, 30 Democrats, and one
Independent The old council consist
ed of JS Republicans, 29 Democrats
and three independents.
AT TACOMA.
TACOMA. April 1. In the munlolpal
election today, Louis D. CadflWU', Re-
publlcAn. was re-eleoted mayor by
about 50 tnaJorHy. RejHjbUrans also
re-elected Ernest lister controller and
Oh As. D. Athina treasurer. DPino-
crats eleoit two coundlmen out of
eight. ' " mi
IN ARKANSAS. .
UTTLH ROCK, Ark.. April l.-Wlth
10 oounUea yet to report, returns give
the following reautta on the United
State senatorahlp: James P Clarke,
0;jAmM K. Jonea, 60; necessary -to
elect on joint ballot (7. These figures
are deemed conclusive.
KANSAS PROHIBS WIN.
TOPEKA. Kas.. April l.-Republl- J
cans won in All the wards of the city, j
This la understood to be a victory for
the tamper an oe people. 1
IN MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, April l.-Mayor Da
vid 3. Rose, Democrat, is re-elected
with a plurality close to 6000.
NBORO LTNCHED.
A Thousand Bullets Fired Into His
Body.
, ROME, Ga., April 1. Walter Allen,
A negro 'charged with criminally as
saulting Miss Blossom Adamson, a 15
ytar old girl, In thla city yesterday,
was taken from the jail tonight by
400 men, who battered down Uie prison
doors and hanged hm to an electric
gave out a statement today showing
llsjht pole In the principal portion of
tbe city. Volley after volley was fired
afterward and fir " J " 4n4 biil
lels entered the negro's body.
Allen declared he was Innocent and
prayed that tbe guilty person might
be found.
Miss Adamson belong tt one of the
most prominelt families H Rome.
BIO BARNINCMi OF COMBINATION,
jNBW TORK, April l.-Dlrector of
tbe United States Steel Corporations
ttie net earnings for the year wrth
the monW of March, estimated, to be
tm,M7,lS. The usual dividends at tbe
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rate of seven per cent on preferred
sod four per oent on common stock
were declared.
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SENATE CONFiaMATIONS.
WASHINGTON. April t-ConflrmA-"
tlons In the senate today were: Post
masters: Idaho t O. Cogswell, of
Burke; Montana D. F. Babo-xk, of
Rilling.
BIO FIGURES.
WASHINGTON. April l.-A compar
atlve statement of government receipts
and expenditure for March show a
total of receipt of $46.noi,413. Expen
dltures. $38,102,437, which leaves a sur
plus of K,398,76.
UST OF CANDIDATES
NAMES COMING BEFORE
CONTEXTION.
It4publlcaus Who Will Ask to be
Not? luted t Portland
Today
Governor W. J. Furnish, T. T. Geer,
X C. Fullerton, C. A. Johns.
Secretary of State Frank I. uunbar.
State Treasurer H. S. Bean.
Attorney General D. R. N. Black
burn. Frank T. Wrlghtman. A. 8.
Hammond, A. M. Crawford.
Superintendent of Publlo Instruction
J. H. Ackernian ,W. C. Alderson.
State Printer W. 8. Dunnlway, L.
U. Porter. S. C- Beach, J. R. Whit
ney, F. W. Cbausse, William Clarke,
Samuel Schwab.
The Republican state convention will
meet In the morning at 10 o'clock,
when Chairman Steel, of the state
central committee, will call th dele
gates to order
There are seven tjsate nominations to
be made, beside joint state senators
and joint representatives, and A new
state central committee All the dele
gates are now In town, many being
delegate to the congressional conven
tion of the First District.
NEWS OF THE
NORTHWEST
Oil has Been Struck in the Owy
hee Country near
Boise, Idaho.
A STRIKE IN MONTANA
Chinese) Woman Murdered In
Portland. Washing-ton
Murderer Surrenders.
. Other Items,
BOISE, Ida,, April 1. Report reach
ed Boise tonight that a large 1km of
oil had been struck In Newell's well
In the Owyhee field, St miles south of
this city. Verification of the story
cannot be secured Jonlght. - The suary
was brought by two men living at Hot
Springs, near the well. They declare
that an oil flow was struck and that
the well was capped to save the oil
until Arrangements could be made for
securing it.
of Steam Fitter and Helpers and
Charles McQu?d, appellant, sgkinst
i James Cummin and Patrick J. Duff,
as treasurer of the Enterprise Anso
oiation, and other.
TO POPULATE MEXICO,
EL PASO, April J.-Senor T'adrsas,
minister of finance of Mexico, with a
party. Is here en route to New York.
Tbe trip Is in connection with a larp
colonization scheme by which he pro
poses to settle vast tracts' In the State
of Chlmpas with European Immigrants.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE On TRAIN.
" MINOT, N. D., April 1,-A. L. Col
grove, professor in the college at Col
fax, Wash,, cut his throat with a rar.r
on the East-bound train lat night.
He will recover.-'1 '."
CHINESE WOMAN MURDERED
PORTLAND. April 1.-A China wo
man named Lin Keung was found dead
with her throat cut In a building
which was burning this evenlg. Dr.
Lee Po Tel. said to be the woman's
lover, is under Arrest on suspicion of
having murdered her and then fired
the house.
TRAFFIC RESUMED.
ST.P.vm,. April l.-The Northern
Pacific main line across North Dakota
was again In operation this afternoon
and through trallle to the coast was
resumed tonight. Waters of Lake
formed At McKensle, N. Da, by melt
ing snow and heavy rains had so faj
receded that cars were hauled across
the bad apot today.
. GAVE WARDENS TO MTET.
HELENA. April 1 Stats Game War
den W. F. Scott today sent out letters
to the game wardens of Oregon, Utah.
Washington. Idaho, Wyoming, North
Dakota and Minnesota, proposing a
conference to be held neit June in the
National Park.
The object of the proposed meeting
is to exchange Ideas in regard to
game protection with a view to co
opreating as much as the state laws
will permit
BLOCKADE CLEARED.
BUTTE. Mont., April L-The Great
Nohthern railway officials report that
the blockaded districts in North Da
kota have been cleared. Heavy. snow
resulted In the total suspension of
traffic with the East for about "four
days.
STRIKE IN MONTANA.
BUTTE. Mont, April l.-tationary
engineers of the Amalgamation Engi
neers went on strike tonight Nine
properties are tied up and ever S00
fen thrown out of work.
MURDERBR SURRENDERS.
COLVILLE, Wash.. April l.-Ernest
Luti, who killed Thomas Kane end
wounded John La ewe. on Onion Creek
yesterday, came here this evening and
surrendered.
i Spring Shoes
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New Goods Just Arrived
f The Latest kyles
WARRANTED VALUE IN
EVERY. PAIR.
BOSTON KVBBER BOOTS
S. A. Glnirc.
FINE REPAIRING Ui BOND ST
Opposite Koss, Hlrjlrn 4 Co-
TO AVOID ARREST.
Negro Rills Several Innocent Per
sons. PHILADELPHIA. April 1. Fearing
that he would be arrested for theft,
William H. Lane, colored butler, shot
and killed his employer, Mrs, Ella J.
Furbush, her U-year-old daughter,
Maldelane, and probably . mortally
wounded anothe younger daughter,
Elose, aged 7 years. Lane today was
captured In Camden, N. J . And con
fessed his crime.
CHINESH INDEMNITY ' PAYMENT.
SHANGHAI, April L-The third In
stallment of the war Indemnity was
paid today.'. It amounted to ISCfl.Q")
taels. '
GOV. DOLE IN UNITED STATES
SAN FRANCISCO, April, t Gover
nor 8. B. Dole, of Hawaii, arrived V-
nlght on the steamer 6lersa. en route
to Washington to discuss with PresI
dent Roos?vett upon Hawaiian affairs.
WEST CEIA
Sharp Debate ea the tzz'Jj Ac
qsIiI:ions.-Abscf A'cKi;:!;y.
Will Apjnr.
THE SALVADOR COV.ITTE
f0 WATCH Tilt POLLS
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EIGHTY COLLEGE ATI!
LETE.S ENGAGED.
Illegal Voters f n Chicago to b
. Overawed . by Heroes of
tha Gridiron:
CHICAGO, April L Eighty of the
moat muscular and brawny college
athletes who could he found in Chl-
acgo have been chosen by the Muni
cipal Voters' League to act as "watch
ers" at the polls in the First Ward
today and to head off all attempts at
illegal election tactics. This ward em
braces the levee district of Chicago.
Football players have been most In
demand for the purpose indicated and
the bulk of the "watcher" company
is composed of the biggest and most
muscular heroes of the gridiron that
could be found. These men were chos
en because they are used to rough
tactics and could offer strong resist
ance if force became necessary on their
duties for the day. Their physique is
expected to have a generally deterrent
effect on the bullies of the ward. These
athletes have been drawn from the
Northwestern University, the Univer
sity of Chicago. Northwestern Univer
sity Law School. Morgan Park Aca
demy and from the lists of those w ho
have recently graduated . at colleges
and universities.
Among the-athletes who will guard
the polls are Right Guard Charles Gib
bons Flanagan, of the University of
Chicago John E. Webb, a former tackle
on the University of Chicago team,
and ex-Captain Edward Delts, of the
Northwestern University.
Sundry Civil Appropriation Eil
and the O'eomnrgnrina
CbeMiiit. Figure
tUt Run High.
WASHINGTON. April t-Irt rxcciv
live stioion of the senate, iUcon, f
Georgia, offered a resolution requesting -She
president to defer th lssuant--e sf
a proclamation announcing the arqul
sithm of the DanUn West Indies under
the term of the treaty recently nego
tiated with Denmark until the pend
ing lnvestifeTUion of the charge of
bribery made In tonncctlon with the
treaty should be- concludt-d by the
houae of representative. The resolu
tion provoked smart deoate, which
was participated In by Cac.m and
Money, Democratic members of' lh
comuittee on foreign relations on on
side and Cnllom. Lodge. Banna, Al
liron. Nelson and other Ttepubtlcans
on the other.
In reply to specific questions. Greet
said he knew of no senator or repre
sentative who had been bribed or
wbom any one had attempted to bribe.
Chairman Dalxell announced 'that
Abnr McKlnley, Colbron and Flaher
Hansen would appear on Thursday.
SAI?VALfl3 COM MiTTEK.
WASHINGTON, April l.-The tnlti'a
meeting of the Salvadore arbitration
committee, made np of Chief Justice
Strong, of Canada; Don M. Dtck'nson,
of Michigan, and Dr. Jose Rosa Pacas,
of Salvadore. was held tonight. TV-y
are to rfndr a decision on the cleua
whose original amount aggregated!
J510.000 in gold filed by Salvador Com
mercial Company, of CrJiforna, against
Salvadore for alleged annulment of con- ,
cessions made to the Salvadore corporation.
SUNDRT BILL.
WASHINGTON, April l.-The house
today made rapid progress with the
sundry civil appropriation bill, com
pleting; 93 pages of the bilL Efforts
to amend the bill were successfully
defeated as a rule by Cannon, chair
man "f the appropriations committee.
who was personally in charge of the
measure. '
OLEOMARGARINE.
WASHINGTON, April l.-An agree-
ment whs reached by the senate today
to vote on the oleomargarine bill next
Thursday. The dbale-'m the meas
ure was continued throughout today's
session.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW TORK. April 1. Stiver. 14.
MAT DECLINE TO WORK.
ALBANY. N. T., April L-The ques
tion of whether or not members of a
labor union have the right to decline
to work with non-union men and to
order a strike to have suoh right re
spected was determined in the affirma
tive by Ithe court of appeais today in
a decision handed' down in' the acse
of the National Protective Association
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