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iiiiiiii i ,t-Yt-rrV W Wiii be liable to VOL. L1V ASTORIA. OREGON. SRTl'R DAV, MAY 24,lfM)2. NO. 121. R ALL Ai SUPP for eeejeeee HERMAN WISE'S CUSTOMERS AUGUST 30 Kh' Your Slijw of rurliMt miulo nt my Btore hii1 when you have enough to cover Twenty I)ollnr worth of(iooIn Exchange your lip for a Free Ticket The Dance Will Be All Right. The Supper Will Be All Right. Our Clothes and Prices are All Right. " n lirr MmanWMz MmanWU WATERMAN'S IDEAL. Tito iiiohI jwrfW't, practical nl con venient Fountain Ten ever, inude Bvcry Pctt Gurnntccd Money refunded if not satisfactory. Jut the thing for every iluy use. Nothing more acceptable as a gift. . GRIFFIN & REED . LAWN MOWERS $2.90 to $5.60 FISHER BROS. TAILOR MADE 1 1 PANTS LATEST STYLBS NOBBIEST PATTERNS EVERY PAIR PERFECT . Hee Our Window Dinplay for Samplos of Elegant goods at LOW PRICES SWEATERS We Have 'Them in Every V n r i e t y, ' Stylo, Kind and Color . At the Leading Clothing Honse of . P. A. STOKES LAST DAY OF CLATSOP INSTITUTE The Teachers All Voted it Very Successful Institute. 1EACHERS' MENTAL FEAST Linao, Ackerman, ICoblnsoit and Lord Won Their Way In to the IIartn of Teacher. " While FVbu' fiery car in haste wh climbing up the mstrrn bill," the iHwhTK gathered at the High School building in (mblbe once more the ellxer of whool life to nerve them for the task if inntmcttiin during the en suing year. Bright, beautiful anil keen wltled, as only the true teacher dare be, thvy presented Hn Inspiring presence. After ulnglnif America, led by Mr. Jones, of the Oregon Teacher Month ly, Mr. Lyon, representing Kellogg & Co., made a talk explaining the plana of h'x publication. The subject of arithmetic was pre sented by suj'rlntenl'nt Robinson. He IriHlMl .-! on training pupila to get answer of which they were so aure that they wuld stand the teat of a real business transaction. All work in arithmetic should be traced to the niitif underlying prin ciple. He carries the process of mul tiplication through until he showed that the area of a circle may be found by one aimple multiplication; circumference times one half the ra dius, Suyierintendent Ackerman In troduced the subject of laaguage by reviewing the thought of yesterday's lesson nd then gave the quotation: Knowledge dwells In mlnda replete with thought of other men; wl.sdom In niinit.i attentive to her own. Knowl edge, a rude Imponderable mass, the mere material with which wisdom builds. Till hewn .squared and fitted to tut place, doth encumber him whom It eeenis-'.h to enrich." He aatd that I children should In- laugh use, ca.se, ' form and spelling of pronouns, to de velop correct forma of speech. Ilia ; lesson on the verb was strikingly plain and practical for bringing about good ivstilts in the third grade. Ir. Lord spoke to the teachera about orgHiiltltiR ii bird Koclety, He aaid that organicatlon' I the bent way to learn to know the birds, -because the knowl edge of one tiecome the knowledge of all, and the bird will be easily Iden tified. He urged the teachera to organise a aoclety In every dlatrlct, Mr. T. O. Hutchlnn of Knaopa, gave a general talk on the Ktibji'ct of discipline, relat ing incidents of hl experience, from which he drew xome Interesting lee- aona. Love for the advancement of the pupil ahould rule the t iueher' ac tion In discipline." Superintendent Koblnaon dixcus.tcd the subject " Our Teacher." giving a circumjpectlve view of what teachera are. He Inalated that the teacher mut not fairto gather new and better plana and m-an nf discipline.- He must run aa faat aa he con to keep In Tine with the better trend The Meal may 'be perfect, but the finished product can not rise ro Hn full height. The gole of glfta la closed to a child at birth, and these latent glfta ahould be awakened by the teacher. The afternoon session opened with the rendition of a vocal duet by Misses Faatabend and 8hlvely. They aang In good voice and expression, Superintendent Ackerman " discussed history in hla usupal frank way. He said that present political questlorn hou)d not be brought Into school. Our nation had, at ta Inception, two great political parties, and It atlll has "and probably ever will have two, divided because of different way of looking at the workings of our government. He carefully traced the two Ideas of government down to the present time, ahowlmr the central Idea of each par ty's faith. An arousing song followed this talk. "The Star Spangled Ban ner" rang out with that spirit charac teristic of the true patriotic American spirit. Superintendent Robinson pol$ on reading and emphasised the need of creating Interest In the thought of selections read, as pupils will give good spontaneous expression to their own thought. '1 " literature is tlroughjt touohed with emotion," said MatUiew . Arnold. The child, being made, at home with him- u( and his thoughts, la certain to give good expression to his reading, it rend , and explained the meaning of several old fatn'llar poems Injecting new llfw Into llmm by his fund of knowledge uf their content. As the closing hour drew near, the Ititerent dee-Mned, as all present seem ed conscious of the need together every valuable thought pijsslble, "er thl very pleasant and profitable conven tion came to an ettd. All unite In pronouncing this one of the best Institutes ever held In Cat- sop County, fluperlntend-tu Ackerman and Ilob- Inson were extremely practical, and helpful to alt the teachera. They dwelt along the lines of real school life, dis cussing living topic, vr present and Important in the seJiol room. Superintendent Lyman spared no pains to make all the' teachers feel at fcsmu and to have a profitable time. The following resolutions were adopt ed unanimously; To the Teachera of Clatsop County We, your committee appointed to draft resolutions suitable to th's oc casion, beg leave to submit the follow ing for your consideration and adop tion :!,.. ' , . ; Whereas, At the eall of our efficient county superintendent, we have met In the session of our annual Institute and have spent three very profitable days of discussion, and listened with Interest to the many valuable sugges tion made by our fellow workers aa well as the gentlemen who have come from a distance, and Whereas, There has been prepared for our enjoyment a aeries of daily snd evening program of seclal In terest to ua as teachera .and as a re- suit of the careful preparation of our county superintendent, e have spent three days In work, which we feel will remain with us and prove a stimulant to us when we take up our work again In the school room. Therefore, Fie It Resolved. That we take this mean of expressing to our eounty superintendent, H. 8. Lyman, our appreciation of his efforts to make thin Institute Interesting and Instruc tive. Resolved. That ft our state superin tendent, I. H. Ackerman. and to Super intendent R. F. Hobinson, of Multno mah County, are due our thanks for the able and Instructive lessons of practical Importance which they have prentcd to us. and for the kind word o replete with pertinent suggestions which we feel sure will prove an as sistance to us In our work In the school room; Resolved, That we are especially In debted to the Rev. W. R. Lord for hix splendid address on the " Bifas of Oregon" and that we take this means of expressing to him. on behalf of our selves as teachers, as well t for the children of the Astoria public school our sincere thanks, and convey the as surance that he v'" alwavs be a wel come visitor amonjg us. and further more, IV rt Resolved, Th.tt our thanks are I due to the members of the crmgregj.. j tlonal church for the generous use oi their church building for the evening lecture of May jl, and that we extend our thanks also to wrof. Sims, Super intendent Hutchinson, t.h? Misses Mc Cann Shively, Foster, Mrs. J. T. Ross, Mrs. Hrlnk. Miss Jeffers and all others who so kindly assisted in the programs, Resolved. Further, That we thank the press of the oitv for their uniform courtesy in publishing the reports of the session of the institute, and ask that these resolutions be given pub lication. Revolved Furthermore, That the thanks of this institute are due to our efficient secretary, W. O. Sims, and to hla assistant. Miss Lemon, for the care ful and painstaking way In which they have discharged their arduous duties. Respectfully submitted,, J. C. WCWR. M. F. LAWRENCE. MRS. BLKVINS. Committee, With renewed energy and improved Ideas the teachera return to their la bora for another year, and a fond memory will be entertained for Astoria and Clatsop County teachers Institute for 180S. PORTLAND HAD HOPES LAST NIGHT But Federated 1 rades Assembly Gave Out No News of Importance. EVERYTHING WAS SILENT Planing Mills Claiming: to lit Gaining strength. Laborers Bay They Are Tliere to a Finish. FOOTWEAR No Better in Town Every Pair Perfect Boston Rubber Boots Buy your shoes and boots of a Pr aetieal Shoemaker S. A. Gimre. Opposite Ross, HlftlBi A Co- PORTLAND, May SJ.-The strike of the planing mill workers still contin ues with no sign of backdown by eith er side. Temporary order by Judge Bears, restraining the strikers from placarding, picketing, etc., wai pompt- ly obeyed today. The Federated Trades assembly is In session tonight dis cussing tne situation but noming nas been given out for publication as lo what action If any was taken. The Telegram says: Whether or not the present sym pathetic strike of Portland labor un- 40.1 pucAaq ppu4X)3 q treus suoi building trades, all of which are now out, is the Important question which will be decided at tonight's meeting of the Federated Trades Council. Since yesterday it has developed that there Is a conservative element among the membership of the council, which has a strong following; and which Is op posed to asking any more unions to Join the strike. It Is now considered quite probable that the etrike will go no further, but that the unions of the Federated Trades will simply give moral support and financial support to the Building "Trades " unions In" their fight on the planing millowncrs. Pickets who had ben set out Hv strikers at the various planing mills, were called in at .loon today, In obe dience to the restraining order of Judge Sears, Issued last night. Therv. u con aiders ble talk among union men of dis regarding :h's order, but officens of the unions severally counsel obedience and no infractions are probable. A statement that no further strikes will be ordersd at tonight's meeting of the Federated Trades comes from a conservative element In the union ranks. Many influential men of the Federated Trades council will counsel moderation. Meanwhile President Gurr's statement of yesterday still stands. It Is quite aparent that sen timent In the Federated Trades Is di vided. The Federated Trades may re quest other unions to strike, but it can order out ione of them . Thla is the fight of the Building Trades Council, composed of the 13 unions which are In Jie aompact. THH OWNERS. " You can say that we are firmer and more determined than ever," said Chairman McFarland, of the Millown- ers" Association, at a meeting of the Association this morning. "iWe are eonntient we are right and circum stances will not warrant us giving In. we are continually receiving applica tions from men all over the country who understand the situation and de fire to go to work. We have a com munication from 12 men from Chicago, who want to come here; they ate skill ed workers, have been through strikes and now desire to go to work In a non-union shop. We are putting men o work every day. and they are not deceived, for we tell them that there Is a strike and if they want to go to work they may do so. We are goln to fill the mills Just as faat aa possible. We fill up one at time and by that method will be able to have all the mills going, no there is a general ment Is lq charge of the committee of safety. Plrmin. with 50,000 men and the Haytlan man-of-war, I at St. Ma rie, Hayti. It Is reported that the forces under his command have bem withdrawn while he- send.i forward various representatives to confer. , Es tablishing the provisional government." If. OF O. WON. PORTLAND, Mar K The Univer sity of. Oregon won a dual field meet with Multnomah Athletic Club today by a score of S3 to 51. Clyde Payne of the Cfllverslty team established a new record for the 220 yard dash, go ing the distance In 23 seconds. FROZEN TO DKATH. 8 RATTLE, May 23. Rrtbert Mltler, of Wlwtcom, was froezn to death while attempting to make Plamma Bay from Nome by an overland route. John M. Orlswold. a survivor of the trip, with frozen feet, and Chas. Low, the third member of the party,, reached her today.- DOINGS At WASHINGTON BRITISH COLUMBIA MINE DISASTER One Hundred Men Are Thought to Be killed. Details Are Meager. MINERS ARE FOREIGNERS It All Came Poihly From Strik ing Match,. Hut the Ileal Cause May Never lie Known. ', PENSION AND PHILIPPINE ' DISCUSSED. ICoosevelt Makes) Order. Kcvok iug Executive Order Con cerning Two Generals. WASHINGTON, May JJ. President has revoked the executive order of August 29,-1901, by which the lieuten ant general commanding the army (General Miles) and the adjutant gen- eral (General Corbln) m turn are to assume the duties of the secretary of war In the absence of the-secretary and assistant secretary. The presl dent's order of revocation, which is dated yesterday, leaves the depart ment without head In event of the ab sence of the secretary and assistant secretary until such head Is specif! cslly designated on suuh occasion. Both the secretary and the assistant secre tary wiere absent today, but Secretary Root, before he left this morning, is sued special order designating his chief clerk, John O'Shofleld. to act during his absence. PENSION BILLS. WASHINGTON, May a. The house devoted the day to the private pension bills and to a few minor matters. Loud, of aClifornia, criticised the special pen sion legislation as a disgrace and drew an emphatic response from Sul loway, of New Hampshire: Sulxer, of New Tork, and Myers ,of Indiana. In all 105 private pension bills were pass ed. The house adjourned until Monday. THE PHILIPPINES. WASHINGTON, May 25. A temper ate and carefully prepared speech was delivered In the senate today on the Philippine bill by Dubois of Idaho. He confined himself almost entirely to the discussion of the commercial and in dustrial aspect of the Philippine ques tion, his purpose being to show that it would be a disadvantage to the peo ple of this country to retain the Id- ands. An earnest and forcible reply to Du bois was made by Beverldge, of" In diana, who contended that the devel opment of China's resources would be of advantage In trade and commerce to the United States as the Industrial development of other nations has ben. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 23. One of the most terrible disasters In the his tory of the frequent mine accidenis la Brltsh Columbia, occurred last night In Crows Nest Coal Company's mines) at Fernle, B. C. Over ISO men are either dead or Imprisoned a the min snd little hope Is entertained of res cuing those who may yet be alive. Fernle Is 300 miles up the country and the telegraph facilities have net enabled the complete details of the disaster to be sent out. A special tonight from Fernle aavs that the explosion took place last, night at 7:20. The management has a list of. ISS men: who are known, have been In the mine and there were probably others. Of these only 24 art known to be safe. It is feared that few. If any, of the remaining 109 are now alive.- : What caused the explosion has not yet been definitely ascertained. Many of the miners were Ignorant foreign ers and one of the mine shafts was al ways more or less gaseous. It U re ported In Fernle this evening that tn explosion resulted from the use. by a careless Italian, of an open lamp. An other theory of the cause of the ex plosion t that a miner struck: a mates, exploding the gas which was almost always present In No. 2 shaft The true cause of the d'sater will probably never be positively ascertained, for It Is doubtful If any man who know will ever reach open air alive or be able t tell the tate. The explosion took place in No. 2 shaft of the mine, being re peated In a few second"" In No. S wit which It was connected. The tws shafts In which the explosion occur red are situated on Coal Creek about six miles from Fernle. No. 2 has al ways been considered dangerous, be ing dry, dusty and gaseous, CAUSE OF EXPLOSION. FERNIE. B. C May 2. The flmt In timation of the disaster was a rush ot coal dust and fire to a height of over 1000 feet above the fan. Word;wX immediately sent to Fernle, five mile distant and Inside of 12 minutes re lief parties were at work. Every few minutes men would col lapse and were borne to the outside and their places quickly filled by new volunteers. The first body recov ered was that of Willie Robertson, a lad of 13. Several hours elapsed and then three more bodies were recovered. At 4 o'clock this morning the relief par ties had penetrated so far that the gae became unbearab'e and the oper ations had to be suspended. The dead so far recovered are: ' 'i STEVE MORGAN. , . JOE SATJGALA. ' ; WTIiLIE ROBERTSON. VICTOR JOHNSON, ; . . : T. FEARFUL. ' THOMAS JOHNSON. One man unidentified. The mine Is now free from fire ana the bodies will be removed as fast aa possible after the damp la cleared from the mine. matter whether walkout or not." JEFFRIES-FTTZSIMMONS AGREE. SAN FRANCISCO. May U.JM. J. Jeffries and Robert Fltislmmons have agreed upon the final details for the battle her July 25. The amended ar ticles of agreement were signed this afternoon. The contest will be held un der the auspices of the San Francisco Club. REPORTS FROM WAR. '.; WASHINGTON. May 23,-The fol lowing cablegram from Commander Mickelson, of the cruiser Topeka, was received by the navy department: .. Everything Is quiet at Port Au Prince, Haytl. . The Haytlan govern- - - The Eclipse Hardware Co. Plumbers 2nd Sieamfilters. Steam Boat and Gasoline Boat Work a Specialty. . . Stoves and Tinware 527 BOND STREET ASTORIA. OREGON