TIIE MORNING ASTORIAN. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1902
MURDER FIEND ON TRIAL,
Ed. Batson, Who Klled Six Members
of Family Before the War.
LAKE CHARLES, La , Apr. 11-Ed.
Batson, who Ma on trial here (or (he
murder of tlx members of the Eart
family near Welsh haa been positive
ly iden titled by dosen witnesses as
the man who attempted to seU Ward
Earl's muls at Lake Charles, Febru
ary 14. Among the witnesses was Miss
Maud Earl, who la one of the two sur
vivors o ftho Eart family. She testi
fied as to the aires of the family. . Her
father, mother and four brothers were
the persons murdered and she also re
late dthe finding of the bodies 10 days
or two weeks after the murder was
perpetrated. ,
Batson's mother Is a regular attend
ant at, court and her son Is very af
fectionate toward her.
Minister Hunter left suddenly for home
Tuesday, according to a Herald dis
patch from Guateir.alt City. The ob
ject of his trip, the correspondent
adds, is not known.
BACK FROM EUROPE.
NEW TORE, April IS -Ex-Governor
James a Hogs, of Texas, who baa
Just arrived from London, where he
haa been since February, will remain
here a week or more before continuing
his Journey to Texas. Mr. Hogg
laughingly refued to discuss the
"knee breeches" episode but consented
to express hamself on the Boer War.
'TThe end of the trouble In South Afri
ca.' he said, would grainy every
Englishmen, especially as the corona
tion is so neat The people do not want
to celebrate while blood Is being
shed."
DKWBY INVITED TO DINNER.
To Celebrate the anniversary of Bat
tle of Manila.
DENVER, April IS. Admrlal Dewey
haa been Invited to come to Denver
and be a gueat of honor at a ban
quet which the First Regiment. Colo
rado National Guard, will give to
General Frederick Funston, comman
der of the department of the Colorado
at the Windsor Hotei May t the an
niversary of the battle of Manila Bay.
The Invitation was sent to Admiral
Dewey yesterday by Colonel Verdeck
i berg, of the First Regiment, and Cap
tain Ellison, of Company E, both of
wh.nn are -m the committee which has
charge of the banquet and reception.
. Letters have been written the Colo
rado representatives in ' Washington
requesting them to call upon Admiral
Dewey and urge him to accept the
Invitation.
MERGER SUIT.
tion Street Railway Employes voted
tonight to go on a strike Sunday morn
ing. The strike wilt affect all lines In
the city but two. It Is expected nearly
SOW men will go out
NEW INCORPORATION.
TRENTON, N. J., April lS.-The'Ore
gon & Southeastern Railway Company,
capitalist! at one million, to construct
and operate railroads in the State of
Oregon, was Incorporated here today.
The Incorporators are K. K. McLaren,
Horace F. M. Gould and Evan 3 Dud-
ley, all of Jersey City.
ST. PAUL April IS The suit of the
State of Minnesota against the railroad
merger, brought In the district court
of Ramsay county, has been removed
to the United Statea district court
Motion was made and granted for
these reasons. Because the suit in
volved the construction of the act of
congress and of the constitution of the
United States.
STRICKEN AT THE .ALTAR.
NEW YOUK, April IS. Charles
Flnck and Marry M.Intyre were about
to be married In the iSacred Heart
Church, says a World special front
Trenton, N. J., when both the bride
groom and the best man were iud-
dnly stricken with appendicitis.
The irlest wa sat the altar and the
I bride and bridegroom were advancing
toward It when the young man was
stricken. As he fell his beet man also
wts stricken.
. , ACTRESS IN LTJCK.
CHICAGO. April 18. Miss Sybil
Clifton ,one of the five flower girls in
"The Chaperons," Is heiress to a for
tune of $109,000 In oil lands, left by
her uncle, Huntington Hale, who died
near Beaumont, Texas, two days ago,
and willed his estate to his niece. Miss
Clifton has 'received a telegram noti
fying her of her good fortune " Her
uncle went to Texas 20 years ago and
'bought land whl-h of late has turn
ed out to be rich in oH. Miss Clifton
has ambitions for a musical training
which her parents were too poor to
.give her. She says she win first pro
vide for her parents and will, next
year, go to Europe to study music.
REDUCSD DUTY. ,
MELBOURNE, Aus, April IS. The
federal houe of representatives today
reduced the duty on Imported mach
inery from !0 to 15 per cent. A tariff
bill was afterwards passed through
the committee stage. It goes to the
senate AprH ZL The bUl contains a
provision allow ing of the suspension of
duties where th-re Is evidence that
such duties lead to a formation of
trusts and combinations.
CHOLERA IN MANILA.
V MANILA. April lS.-The cholera epi
lemic Is unabated. Totals for Manila
up to noon todiy were ZZt cases and
253 deaths; for provinces, 651 cases and
430 deaths. ' -
ZIONISTS CONVENTION.
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS.
Government Claims It Is Not Liable
t ' ' ; , ' ; for Losses in Cuba. ;
NEW YORK, April 1& Lawyers of
this city who are pushing various
claims against the government grow
ing out of the war with Spain and
the Cuban insurrection preceding It,"
have received a brie? and demurrer to
their petitions, in which the federal
lawyers assert that Captain General,
Weyler's reconcentrado order was Jus
tifiable under the rules of civilized
warfare.
Plaintiffs In the case claim that
while they were citizen of the United
States their sugar plantations were
destroyed by the Cuban Insurgents.
The United States government is look
ed to It for reimbursement because of
the agreemnt with Spain as to the
mutual relinquishment of claims on be
Jialf of their citizens or subjects grow
ing out of the war and Insurrection
and the announceemnt that the United
States would settle the claims of its
citizens against Spain so relinquished
as set forth -in the peace treaty.
The government's main contention
Is that a state of actual warfare ob
tained in Cuba at the time of the al
leged losses and that therefore under
another provslon of the treaty it is
not liable. . . t3h:H -
NEW YORK, April 18. Louis Lester
son, honorary secretary of the
Federation of American Zionists, an
nounces that the date off the fifth an
nual convention of the Federation has
been chinged from June 23 to May 26
and 27. The convention will bold Its
business session at Fanueil Hall, Bos-
jton. One hundred and sixty five
societies will be represented at the
convention and delegates will be in at
tendance from as far west as Portland,
Oregon, and as far south as Key
West, Florida.
WHEAT MARKET.
, SAN FRANCISCO, April IS. Wheat,
caj, U'i.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL
NEW YORK, April 18 Among the
pasenger who are expected to arrive
next Saturday from Europe is Lord
Kelvin, ons of the most dUtingulthed
representatives of so'.-nce in Great
Britain. This is his third visit to Ameri
ca. He will remain about three weeks.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
ST. LOUIS, April 13. Miss Laura
Heap? has been fatally Injured and
Jese L Boogher, president of the
Boogher, Force & Good bar Hat Com
pany, seriously hurt by the sudden fall
of a heavy derrick at '.he cemetery of
corner stone laying at the new Caban
ne Methodist Episcopal Church.
LEFT SUDDENLY.
NEW YORK, April IS United State
CHICAGO, April 1H. Wheat,
opened, 7454; cl !, 73.
May,
TACOMA, April
stem, 6S; club, 65.
IS Wheat, Mue-
PORTLAND, April 18 Wheat Wal
la, 64Vi; bluestem, to.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, ADri! 18.-Silver, 52.
THE QUEEN BETTER.
HET LOO, Holland, April 18 -Queen
Wilhelmlna's fever has not abated but
the conidlton of the royal patient is
said to be satisfactory. It Is believed
the malady will not assume an ordin
ary mallgnat character.
TROUBLE IN COLOMBIA.
Complaint Against Commander Mc
Crea of the Nary by Pana.ua.
Governor. -
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The navy
department ta expecting a. cable re
port from Commander McCrea at Bo-
cas Del Torol. Pending the reception
of the report officials remain . onfllent
that McOea has a"ied wisely at Bo
ca., not withstanding a complaint at
tributed to Governor Salazar of Pan
ama. Assuming that the launches seis
ed by revolution!"!. were of Amsrloan
ownership th-re ar. still reasons why
McCrea should proceed cautiously he
fore actually intervening. The proper
ty of tha United Fruit Company Is en
titled to the protetcion of the Colum
bian government and that government
must formally ierlare Its Inability to
afford such nrnt.rt!nn before our navy
would be Justified in taking active
measures to recover the boats. One
neecessaTr step probably would be th
temporary 'sting p!wesion of th
Isthmus by the United States to in
sure a full exercise of its authority.
It is doubtful wh"ther the Colombian
government Is ready to accept this condition.
fair staff to St Louis for the confer
ence which is to be held Monady. The
conference will be If possible made the
occasion for defining the rules and reg
ulations of the aerial tournament The
mass of correspondence which haa been
received at headquarters on this sub
ject, moat, of widen has been In th
form of questions relative to the toutv
nament. haa m:tde It highly Important
that definite plans should be publish
ed without delay.
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
San Pedro and Noyo Badly Damaged
by Misunderstanding Signal.
SAN FRANCISCO .April t.8team
era San. Pedro and Noyo collided I
short distance off port last night
through a misunderstanding of the
signals and both vessels were badly
damaged. "
SALE OPENS TODAY.
BAKER CITY. April lS.-Manager
of the Hereford thoroughbred cattle
sale, decided that owing to threaten
lng weather it would not be advis
able to attempt a parade and formal
opening of sale today The show and
ale will open tomorrow morning.
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
CARACAS. Venezuela, April 11-
Ratlficatlon of the protocol providing
for the renewal of diploma tlo relations
between France and Venezuela was
signed today by repreesntatlves of both
countries. This terminates the suspen
sion of relations between France and
Venezuela which was broken in 1899.
Don't Guess at It
But If you art going East writs u
for our rates and let ua teB yon about
the service and accommodation offer
ed by the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD. THROUGH TOURIST
Cars via th ILLINOIS CENTRAL
from PACIFIC COAST to Chicago and
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden Taken to Task
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. April lS-At to
day's session of the National Editorial
Association, W. H Tuttle. of Chicago.
attorney for the National Publisher'
Bureau, severely arranged third assist
ant postmaster general. Madden, on
account of rulings recently made In re
gard to the mailing of certain eUiaws
of publications.
Avery Moore, of Idaho, moved that
convention pass a resolution asking
congress to investigate the atcs of the
third assistant , postmaster general
and take summary action, but Moore's
motion was out of order and a mo
tion to suspend the rules was lost.
State Senator Garry A. Wilford, of
Booneville, N. Y., was elected presi
dent of the association.
DIED OF HEART DISEASE.
WASHINGTON. April 18.- Major
Ocatavius L Pruden. one of the as
sistant secretaries to the president,
died tonight from an affection of the
heart .aged X Major Pruden occu
pied a confidential position at the
White House for many yars.
FREIGHT AGREEMENT.
NEW YORK. April 18.-A freight
agreement has been reached between
four of the lines plying from this port
to Australian points, and the rutting
of rates has been abandoned The Ty
Mr Line announce that hereafter a
steamship will be sent out monthly
for Australian and New Zealand ports.
The first steamship on this regular
schedule will sail on April JO,
STREET CAR STRIKE.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 18. -Local
division of the Amalgamated Assocfa-
ears
Which would you rath
er have, if you could have
your choice, transparent
skin or perfect features ?
All the world would
choose one way; and you
can have it measurably.
If you use Pears' Soap
and live wholesomely
otherwise, you will have
the best complexion Na
ture has for you.
V Sold all over the world.
OHIO STANDARD TIME.
A Case Where a Fire Insurance Policy
' Hinged on a Minute. ,
AKKUff, u., April 18. Noon comes
at 11:27 legal standard time In Akron,
according to a decision Just handed
down by the supreme court
Thomas Mier took out a Are insur
ance policy on his saloon at 11:30 stan
dard time, five years ago. the policy
being dated noon of that day. At the
very minute he was getting the policy
the saloon caught fire and was burn
ed. Ohio law makes standard time
legal time and the company refused
to pay the $2000 Insurance on Mier's
saloon. The case was fought through
the supreme court, which has decided
that "noon" meant the time the sun
passed the meridian at Akron, which
Is at 11:27 standard time. The court
ordered the Insurance company to pay.
t
UNITED STATES TROOPS.
Many Changes Made In Asignments
of Same.
WASHINGTON. April 18 Ageneral
order by the war department directs
many changes In the stations of troops
in the United States, made necessary
by the Incoming troops from the
Philippines and Cuba. Among the as
signments are the following:
Departments of Dakota and Colum
biaThird cavalry, Forts Asslnlzolne,
Montana, and Yellow Stone, Yellow
Stone National Park, Fort Walla Wal
la and Boise Barrsck Department of
Columbia Seventeenth Infantry, .Van
couver Barracks, Forts Lawton and
Wright, Wash., anr! Boise Barracks,
Idaho.
AERIAL TOURNAMENT.
Important That Definite Plans Should
Be Published at Once.
ST. LOUIS, April lS.-An effort Is
being made by the exposition officials
to induce Professor S. H, Langley, of
the Smithsonian Institution at Wash
ington, D. C, to accompany M. Bantos
Dumont and member of the world's
MEAT DEALERS ARRESTED.
ST. PAUL April 18-The wholesale
meat dealers arrested at Instigation of
the retail dealers, having been ar
raigned on the charge of using borax
as a meat preservative. They demur
red to the charge and their canes were
continued until April 29. A case of
similar Import o these Is now pend
ing in the supreme court an 1 It Is ex
petced taht a decision will be had be
fore the date if trial.
RATIFIED THE PROTOCOL.
NEW YORK, April 18. Venezuela
has ratified the protocol for the re
newal of diplomatic ( relations with
France .s-iys a Caracas dispatch to
Ihe Herald. Charles Wiener, now the
French minister to Uruguay, will be
the new minister to Venezuela.
Central Mcat'warkct
642 COMMERCIAL ST.
Your ordeni for
mt-it. both
FRESH AND SALT
Will be promptly snd
ttivfartiirlly attended to
3. W. MORTON, Prop.
Telephone Sn m.
In a Word This Tells of th Paeeeogei
Service via
Ihe florthw8s(ern line
Eight Trains Dally Between 8t Paul
and Chicago, comprising
The Latest Pullman Bletpert,
Peerless Dining Care,
Library and Owwrvatlon Cart.
Fr Reclining Chair Car.
The JOth Century Trains
Run tvtry Day of the Sear
The Finest Tram in the Worio
Electric lighted
Heated
THE BADGER STATB EXPRESS, th
Finest Dally Train Running Between
St. Paul and Chicago, via ibe Short
Line,
Connection from lh West Mad vt
The NORTHERN PACIFIC
GREAT NORTHBRN AND
CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y8.
This la also th BEST LINE between
Omaha. 8t. Paul and Minneapolis.
All Agent Sell Ticket via
The Northwestern Line
W. H. MEAD.
General Agent
m Alder Street.
. L RISIJDR.
Trav. Agent
Portiand. Oregon
Cincinnati. Don't fall to write us
about your trip as we are in a posi
tion to give you some valuable Infor
mation and aaslstanoe; Hit ml lee of
track over which are operated some
of the finest train In the world.
For particular regarding freight or
passenger rate call on or addreas.
C LINDSET. B. H. TRUMBELL,
T. F. A R, A. Com! Agt
143 Third St. Portland. Ore.
0lSm0 tit
OREGON
SlIOT LINE:
and union Pacific
CHOICE
MEATS
Fresh Meats
Pickled Meats
Cored Meats
Prompt Deliveries
Lowest Prices
Christensen & Co.,
518 COMMERCIAL STREET.
A couple who had lived In the mar
riage state for over 50 years wore di
vorced the other day In an Eastern
state. He wa 84, she 66, Verily there
is no fool like "two old fools."
FARM FOR SALE.
Small improved farm, new 5-room
house, bam, chicken house, orchard,
fine mountain spring water, near
steamboat landing and postoffice, on
Grays Elver, Pacific County, Wash.
Apply to MRS. LYDIA LAM LET,
12S, Twelfth St., Astoria, or to Mrs.
J. P. Foster, at farm.
Call Main Ml for your coal require
ment. Order promptly filled.
Depart
Chlcajro
Portland
Special
a. m.
via Hunt
ington Atlantic
Express
BO p. m.
via Hunt
ington
St. Paul
Fast mall
t p. m.
via
Spokane
TIME Sf'HED-
u LrB
From Portland.
Salt lake, Denver,
Ft. Worth, Oma
ha. Kannas City
St. Louis, Chicago;
and East.
Salt Like, Denver
Ft. Worth. Oma
ha, Kansas City,
St. Louis, Chicago
and East;
Walla Walla,
Lewlston, Spo
kane. Minneapolis
St. Paul, Duluth
Milwaukee, Chi
cago and East
Arriv
4:30 p. m
8:10 a. a.
7:00a. re
73 hours from Portland to Ohloagu
No Change of Cars.
OCEAN AND RIVGR SCHEDULE
From Astoria
7 a. m.
Dailv ex-
cent Sun.
All sailing datei
subject to change
For San Francis
coevery flve days.
Columbia River
To Portland and
Way Landings.
4 a. no.
exc
Monday
Steamer Nahcotta leaves Astoria on
tide dally, except Sur.day, for Ilwaco,
connecting there with trains for Long
Beach, Tioga and North Beaoh polats.
Returning arrive at Astoria same even
irg. O. W. LOUNBBBRRT, Agent.
Astoria.
: Li....... ,.
A. L CRATO,
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
LEAVE
00ra
7 00pm
PORTLAND
Portland WonlieplirfT
Kor Aitoria and War
Folots
AastTl
liiOai
40pn
ASTORIA
7 4am
e 10 p ui
For Portland nd Wny
Points
llMao)
1030 pm
HKAtUKE DIVIH10N
S16h m AKtorla for Warreiiton.
11 HA am Klnvel, Fort NiereiM.
Hammond and Atorl
Reulde for WarreDtun,
Klnvel, Hammond, fori
Stevei'tand AnUirla
30 p iii
0115 a ml F
il HO pin I I
80 a m e
740a a
4 00 p lu
10 46 m
U 60 p a
7 (Ml p m
9 26 a m
Sunday only.
AH trains make dose connection i
Goble with all Northern Paclflo tralni
to and from the East and Bound point
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Gen'l Freight and Passenger Agent
ONE DOLLAR
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Of New Zealand
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UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS
Inn boon Underwriting on the Pacific ( Wat ovei twenty-two years.
SAMUEL ELM ORE t CO., AfccnU., Astoria, Ore.
PACIFIC COAST COMPANY
COAL
For Steamer, Commercial and Family Use
Orders Promptly Executed , .
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Samuel Elmore & Co., Agts.
Big Deal in Typewriters
Austrian Government Order
Smith Premiers.
1200
VIENNA, Feb. T. Th greatest (In
gle purchase of typewritten ever
made ha been ordered by the min
istry of Justice, which, after three
month of exhaustive competitive
tPdts, has contracted to equip the en
tire ministry with not lee than l!0t
Bmlth Premier typewriters, supplying
every court
Press Dispatch to Portland Orfgonian, February 7th
Smith Premier Typewriter Co.
L. & M. Alexander A Co., Agents.
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Pacific Navigation Company
aa
Steimerq "Sue H. Em ore," and "W, H, Harrison"
OnlyJLInj-4ttoria to Tillamook, Garibaldi Bay City, Hobsonvllle.
Connecting at Atori with th Oregon Railroad A Navigation Co.
and aleo th Astoria & Columbia River R. R, for Ban Francisco,
Portland and all points East For freight and passenger rate ap-
ply to
Samuel Elmore & Co
General Agents, Astoria, Or. .
Agent-A. A C. R. R. CO., Portland.
B. C. LAMB, Tillamook, Or.
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