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1 I rarv without will be liable to prosecution. iSTOkPIIBUCLlBmiUIOH. JJ VOL. LIV ASTORIA. OREGON, TUESDAY. APRIL 15, 1902. NO. 87. t Talking About CLOTHING Do you know that there in a vat difference in the make up, lining, sewing und general finish of clothing. Thcro it the "made to sell" kind, pretty patterni, gaudy linings, but there's no iatinfac tion in the wear; it is made in a hurry by underpaid labor; just "made to sell." Then there's the "made to wear" kind, pro perly shrunk, plain but strong lining, the "vitals," or inside paddings, properly adjusted' sewed with silk, mudo by skilled labor and sold on honor. The "made to wear" kiml wts u little more than tin "mado to sell" kind, but, drur me, it. in ever ho much better. We sell tho made to wear kind. at" ' SOME MORE NEW BOOKS. IN THE) rOO .Richard Harding Davl AUDRBT t Mary Johnston THK FIFTH STRING Sous THE) BION OF TUB PROPHET Naylor LAZARRB ; Mary HartwaU Cathtrwood 9TLVTA LvHjni Bmeron l)i Tlier are the leader. ll.M. . GRIFFIN S REED . ABOUT COFFEE The liesf Brand ofCulTce is "WHITE HOUSE" Mocha and Java For Sale only by FISH ER BROS, AA QUKKN PRINCESS Of course I sell Hats. My Stock is absolutely now and complete. The very latest shapes amk shades aro now at your service. They are not sold at cost, but you cannot duplicate them in Astoria or Pert land for the sarao uiuney. . MASCOT It 'costs you no more to dress in stylo if" you buy of the loading clothier P. A.STO K ES. THE TERMS OF PEACE Under Consideration Between British and Boers at Pretoria. A BRITISH GOVERNMENT With Itritlah Lord Commlnloner and a Iloer Executive, IJoth Kexldcnt 'of Pretoria. THE HAGUE, April 14 -From those cloae In touch with Boer Inadtra here, It appear that the latest secret from South Africa oujllnes th peace pro posal now under disunion it Preto ria. They dnsely follow the summary given Saturday butt ly the Evening New of Edinburgh, with The follow ing additional detail. The lidcnt 10 aoo-jit a Rrltlsh lord commissioner with H'er executive, both to be resident At Pretoria. , The country to te divide Into dis trict. Hh British dJs'rtct cmccrs and a Hoer committee chosen by burgher. The vote right reserved to the British government. Johannesburg to be reded to the British, with complete British civil government. The war Indemnity of 10,000,000 to b distributed by mixed committees. No war tax to be levied. Tt.rth language to be recognized in the school and court and In odlclal document. Kxpen f purteoiM- In ?outh AM- ca to be torn by Great Britain- The present nr lradr to be retalwd In ottlre as far a pthislhle. LONDON MESS AGS. LONDON. April 14 In a dispatch fr.rni Johannesburg the correspondent of the Pally Mall says the leading Boer d-legate conferred today and Ird M liner. British high cenrnnlsslon er In Sou iff Africa, at Pretoria, and that Lord Kltchoner waa present at the conference. "I underatand," iy the correspond ent, "that Mllner and Kitchener will Jointly conduct the nejrotlatlona an that Mllner will forward the Boer pro poxate to Chamberlain" The piy Mall aiwerta that Cham berlain, oclonlal aecrtary, received a very Important diapatcA from Mllner tonlR-ht It la underetood thla dispatch outlines the bonis of negotlatlona fa vored by the Boon RAILROAD 1NCREA3B PAY. CinOAOO. April H,-lUlln)ali of ChlcRRo hnye vnluuiaHly lncreaid,.the tvnires of freight handlira. The ad vance varlca in the different depart ments, but the total Increase la 25,000 per month and affecta fOOO men employ ed in freight depots of Chicago. PRAIRIB FIRES. UPPER MARLBORO. Md.. April ll Alarming report! of extensive flres burning ovr a wide area in Prince Oeorge'a County have been brought to Upper Marlboro. It was reported that In the neighborhood of Centervllle, where Area were ruging tho roads were lmpaevble. No lives are reported aa having been lost thus far. ' ALASKAN DROWNED . BKATTLK, April 14.-Alex Ortan. a pioneer of Alaska, was drowned be tween flumdum and Juneau during the flrst week of April He waa one of the best known aettlers of Juneau. Hla boat waa found capstied on the beach. Oreen'a family lives in Wyoming, where ha- ait one time owned a large cattle ranch. FATE OF AN ARTIST. While Studying Nature Sticks Fast In -Moraaa and Become Mad. NEW TORK, April 14,-Wlth , hla mind a wreck and hla physical condi tion bordering on collapse, S. Meyron Hecker ,a Uleiuod young -rtlst, has been,takn to tha sitata hospital for the Insane at Trenton, New Jersey, On October 2U Ilecker disappeared from Woodbine and it was feared ha had committed suicide. Six days later a hunter, walking through swamp several miles away, found the artist fa.it in a tnoorasa from which he waa unable to drag himself. Wild with thirst and hunger be had gnaw ed twigs of bushes and acooped holes In the earth to feet at ths moisture. Hla clothing aa torn to shn dn. All efforts to restore his reason have been unavailing. ANARCHIST- ARRESTED. LAUSANNE. Swltwrland, April The anarchlat Bertonl .whosa publish ed article led to the rupture laat week of diplomatic relations between Italy and Switzerland, haa been arrested here for holding a general atrlke meet ing m defiance of the police! AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA. NEW YORK, April 14. Robert S. McCormlck. American ambassador to Austria, haa left London for Vienna, accompanied by Mrs. McCormlck and her nlre, aya a Tribune dispatch from London. Mr. Chnate and Miss Choat have gone to Parla. ' AMERICAN BOY EXILED 'OU IU)TTISJ Ml'ItDKK OF ;iI ! LAV MATE.' la CoiKlciniieil ; to Ixolated 1 1 lit 1 nndC'lamiiiiiiir and Duck ing: for I'uatiiiM. NEW YORK, April 14. As a sequel of the contention of Leonard Robinson, the 14-year-old boy, that he haj plot- ed to murdor his playmate, Jessie Danes," an appeal probably will be made to the governor to prevent tho carrying out of the agreement. The lad was banlehfd to a lonely hut over' looking Shlnneojk Bay, L. T., 35 miles from his home, and la to remain there three years. , The boy spends hla time clamming and duck shooting. There Is no law, It Is admitted my those who were at Inteicst In the case for such a runtshinent- It 'aa 8lm play a "concession," made by the fath er of the girl he plotted to iuua&lnate when the boy's father and mother begged that h would not push the case and send the boy to p. reforma tory or a lunatic aylum. The 'com promise' was reached out of court and Judge Conklln consented to the re markxble arrangement The boy has become tired of his part In the agree ment and violated It by visiting his mother. He was severely reprimanded by the authorities and was hurried back to his hut Now there I talk of an appeal to the governor. RECIPROCITY AND EXCLUSION Still Occupying Attention of Our National Representatives. department will take against th pack ers charged with being the combina tion. ! Partlcuar attention will be paid to the charge that territory in various states baa been parcelled out among members of the so-called, trust, with the result of a sharp advance in all price to retailers. RECIPROCITY IS WANING BUYING MULES- FOR BRITISH NEW YORK, April 14 Nine more Kklds from India have passed through this city on their way to Kansa City, w here they will take part In the work of buying mules for the British army. They were held up for ft time at Ellis Island by the-Immigration officials. NEW YORK, April 1. Frederick Bryton, the well known actor, who as associated with Clara Morris at one time, Is dead at his home in Roch ester, aocordlng to a World special from that city..'' Out Exclusion Workers npWarm DiMcuton. Boer Itep- resentatlre Talk With President. WASHINGTON, April 14.-Intereat In the Cuban reciprocity bill In (the house seems to be waning, judging from the atitendanceon the floor today, but earnestness of speeches on both sides of the question Increase rather than decrease in intensity. That the Republican opponents of the bill are determined to prolong the struggle as much as possible was made manifest today by their refusal to allow the apeeches to be printed In record. The- conference report on the post' office appropriation bill waa adopted early in the day .after some criticism of pneumatic tube provision. EXCLUSION. WASHINGTON. April H.-Cbinese exclusion bill occupied the attention of Ihe senate thrjughout the day. For aker an I McLaurin making etxended speeches In opposition. Fo raker con tended that the pending measure was a violation of ihe treaty with China, and was calculated to prevent our com. mercial expansion tn the Far East. While strongly supporting the policy of the government to exclude the Chi nese laborers, the Ohio senator main tained that this could beat be accom plished by the extension of the pres: ent law, holding that the drastic pro visions of pending bill would cut off our cotton trade with China and wreck the cotton Industry of the South. Teller responded to Foraker, urging that the right to abrogate treaties w fuly' recognised . PENSION BILL. ' WASHINGTON. April 14-The sen ate committee on pensions today or dered a favorable report on the bill granting increasea of pensions to sol dlers who have lost arms, legs .r feet Increase will be $15 per month ach and will increase the annual pension appropriation hill 11,300,000 The com mittee also ordered favorable report on the bill .increasing from $50 to J40 rer. month pension of those who are to- tally deaf. Thla will in'-rease ihe pension appropriations 2S,u00. BOBR REPRESENTATIVE. WASHINGTON. April 14-GeneraI Pearson, one of Bo?r rpre?9rit.atives In this oountry, was at the White House today and hal a talk with the president He has reecived a re.n est from Colonel Crowder to go to Lon aiana In connection with t!.e al'tgid Brtlsh camp at Chulmtiir, ohrre t Is raid a base of supplies is maintain- ej far ahoul yatnl ndwat hmata d for shipment of mul and horsta to South Africa. Pea -ion will leave fcr Chahnette this ev..nnj . . TURNED' HIM DOWN. General Montenegro Has Deserted President Castro for the Revolutionists. WILLEMSTAR, April 14. According to a dispatch received here today. Gen eral Komtenegro, president of the State of Codejas haa turned against President Castro. Together wtthf SO men he left San Carlos last Saturday and Joined a force of 439 revolutionists under luciano Mendoxa. ; ' The defection of Montenegro is be lieved to he serious blow for Castro and it is said here that several other government generals will follow Mon tenegro's example. OLD SHOES And old boots are made almost as good as new in my shop at small expense. I can also sell you NEW SHOES and new boots of the best quality, warranted as rep resented, at lower prices than you can buy for elsewhere - : S. A. Gimre, Opposite Ross. Hltttos 4 Co- STRIKE IS ON IN BELGIUM The Mining Regions, the Center of the Great Disturb ' in; Element. WH2AT MARKET. TACOMA, April 14 Wheat, blue- stem, 4Vi; club, 6IM,, PORTLAND. April It Wheat, Wal la Walla, (3; Wuestem, (495. r BRITAIN'S PROSPECTS Git EAT 1XTEKEST IX TIIE FISCALI'KOOHAM. Strong: Belii'l' in (lie 1'aliinet that the I.ong' E.xjwnftive War i Nearly Over. LONDON. April 14 Not for many yean has Great Britain's fiscal pro gram been awaited with such Inter est aa thaj whicn attached to today"a announcement and there is no doubt that alt proposals, contained in the budget given out today by Sir Mich' ael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the ex chequer, will be adopted. " More important, perhaps, than cur ious in the forms of new taxation is the statement made by the chancel lor, that the government had acceded to the Boer demand concerning the restocking of the farms. The Assoc!'' 'ed Press learns upon excellent authority that the principal provision of the budget, namely treasury loan of 3.200,000 upon which Sir Michael Hicks-Reach was remark ably reticlent, has a serious bearing upon the peace question. There appears to be a very strong belief in the cab inet that .owing to ihe expected early termination of the war .the 32.000,000 will never be needed. RIOTING IS IN FULL SWAY An Encounter With the Troops With Fatal Results Several Rioters . Wounded. BRUSSELS. April 14.-Th day pass ed here in perfect tranquility. Sfver at meetings were held in the suburbs during the evening Vandervelde and other socialist leaders made violent speeches this evening, but order waa maintained This fact was mainly da to conspicuous absence of the police. The civic guard formed in cordons around the Mason Du Feuple, and their sensible attitude kept the crowd In -good humor. Dispatch1 fmm mining a-d industrial regions indicate the ex latence of 'serious situations with re pari to the strike. This haa eves extended to textile workers at' Ghent. Except from Huy no reports of grave d!slurbancs have been received. At Huy. striking quarrymen had an en counter with the gendarmes, in which several men on oth sldts were in jured. One gendarme waa fa'aiiy wounded. Rands of strikes at Char- lerol paraded the streets and sur rounding country, closing workshop amiaeries where emlyos had not Joined Ihe strike They succeeded in shutting up all mejtal factories, most of ihe glass works and a number of other establishments 1 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN. -1 SEATTLE, April 14 If the plans of the Land. Credit and Mortgage Com pany of London mature, work on the railroad from Valdes to Eagle Cit will begin shortly. The company la Mi English and American concern, ca.pl tallaed at J3.080.000 pounds. .The dist ance to be covered by railway Is 440 mile It will provide an all-America route to the Klondike. " BRITI9H MULE CAMP. NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-Colonel Crowder, government representative, has about completed the investigation of British mule transport service and it is the opinion here that he will re-, port that there la no evidence to war rant governmental interference. AFTER THE TRUST. President Roosevelt Has Ordered a Searching Investigation Made. ; CHICAGO, April 14 United States Attorney Bethea, fololwing Instruc tions given fcy President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox will make a searching Inquiry Into the workings of the so-called beet trust in Chicago. The investigation will be secret and a ' full report will be furnished to Washington for the use of the attorney general in .deciding What course the A SOUTHERN FIEND. Kills Ilia Three Children and Serious ly Injures His Wife. . FORT SMITH, Ark, ' April 14.-A spclal to the Times from Sallisawa, I. T., says:,.' A few miles east of Stillwater ,1. T., a white man named Dudley kiled hla 10-year-old daughter, fatally wounded his other two children and seriously Injured his wife. Dudley haa been tak en to Salils&wa to prevent lynching. PRtCE OF SILVER. ' NEW TORK, April 14. Silver. WORRIED ABOUT UNCLE S.m , But Uncle Sam Is Not Worrying Over V Situation. VIENNA. Apr. 14. Die Zlt. in editor ial today expressed gloomy forebodings concerning the economic positions of the United States and Germany. "; The paper declares that the United States is standing upon a threshold of an economic and flnav'lal crisis. Al though conditions In the United State are outwardly flourthme, it says that the situation in Germany immediately proceeding -the crash In that country was equally favorable. The chief dan ger to Germany no longer lies In American combinations exporting their surplus stock, but from an impending commercial coliapse of the United States. 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. TOR SALE ONLY UV . The Eclipse Hardware Co. 527 BOND STREET ASTORIA. OREGON n -