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NUT1C .! Oooks, Periodicals, M'.-tinZS, &e., fro Hot ID L-3 Tdcn I7;-:.i The Library wllhout pcmittion. Any ASTORIA PUBLIC UBRAHl ASSOCIATION one 1., nd rj;u;ty o will bo liable to pr VOL. UV ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 18. 1902. NO. 112 Ui-ptfense, PRICE COUNTS QUALITY Vtko without Quality count Tor naught, futility hIiouM govern your ili-ciniou t WHEN BUYING CLOTHING Of counto wo quote tlio lowest rice coiimhI rut with lioncwt workniHiinhii,antl have but ONE - PRICE Hut ilH tlio quality of our clothe that ve j.ay the inoul attention to. You are Miffe when you trade with JWtianlilUt ftwaft& MmMil J ntin4Mt WATERMAN'S IDEAL Tho mot perfect, practical sml con venient Fountain Pen ever rondo Bvcry Pen Gurotitccd Money refund! if not satisfactory. Jut (he thing for every' tiny m, Nothing more awptHLlr i gift. . GRIFFIN & REED . LIPTON TEA .no WHITE HOUSE COFFEE FISHER BROS. solk aji:nth. i TAILOR PANTS m LATEST STYLES NOBBIEST PATTERNS EVERY PAIR PERFECT Soo Our Window Display for Sumplosof Elegant goods at LOW PRICES SWEATERS W e Have T h o in in Every Va riety, Stylo, Kind and Color At the Leading Clothing House of P. A. STOKES DECIDES MADE CONVICTS NOW TRAVEL MOUNTED Tracy and Merrill Are Last Seen Riding Toward La Cen ter, Washington. THE TRAIL IS AGAIN LOST Hhirinw Haw Well Organized I'iinmc uihI Ar Confident or Overtaklnif Their ' Men Soon. VANCOUVER, Wum June 17. A telephone message frjm Sheriff Mniwh Ht La Center, at 7:30 tonight, mate that Trniry and Merrill are known to have panned Pioneer church. tlx iiiIIcb southeast nf La Outer, and 14 nilli from here, lale Oil after noon. They were on tiorsebaoK, hav ing stolen two homes from the farm of John Itathburn, after holding up It ii i h burn after holding rabidly to the Pioneer church, two mlln wt, then turned north In Hie direction of lA Center and Lewlsvllle. on Lewis Riv er. The pos'e came u scarcely an hour after the convicts hml secured the hontet, and un learning of the occurrence, lartcd In hot pursuit. Severn! miles beyond Pioneer trace of the fugitives was lout, but It Hi be lleved that they passed the main road lending off the Pioneer road to La. Center and then continued nortn along the trail' through !h wood which follows Lewis River toward Lewls vlll. Sheriff Marsh say chat trusty men have been stationed at Lewlsvllle and ioiher point of vantage along the riv r, while he himself and Sheriff Tot jten. of Skamania County, will aland guard at La Center bridge. New of (he engagement between the convicts and pursuer l momentarily expected. William Motrin, who, with L. D. Seal, was mistaken yesterday for a convict by several members of the no and shot through the leg, la renting easily toduy. The doctors think the leg limy be waved. A hot skirmish, which occurred about midnight last night between llerl lilesecker and Lon Davla, two memlxT of Sheriff Marah'n potwe, and two armwl men anwirlng the de nrrlptlon of Traeey and Merrill, In which II rllte nhota were exchanginl and one of the men at leut (Bleseek ii) h-id a narrow etcaie, gurnlKhel iMiivlncJng proof ,lf any further prwf were needed, that the three-ncnre or more of olllrer and armed men are on Mie right truck and that the men Who eroraed the I'olumMa River Sunday uml held up nml robbed old man Tiele near Fourth Philn. yenterdaj' morning, are beyond tiie':im the dej)erate out law. The eneouuter also demonstrate nnot'her slgnltlcant fact; that the une men now oeflrrhlng for the convicts ran and will ue their firearms when opportunity offers. Rleweeker and Davis were two of 15 or more picked men posted along Sal- mon River at points where the eon- vlots wre liable to cross. About H o'clock they noticed two men come down to the creek to bet a drink. This was at a point about six miles north of Vam'oiver between what Is known as Tenny and Itetts bridges. At the time the men approached the creek the watchers were not mire of their Identity, and halted until they again approached the road. The guard then went down Ihe road In the direction of the supposed convicts and when ahont .10 yards distant Rle secker sent a rifle Phot In their di rection. The fire was promptly returned and six shots were exchanged by IMesecker and Divles and the two convicts, none of which took effect so fur as known. Roth pnrtles then took to cover. Aft er wnltlng In their hiding places more than an hour, the guards conoluded there wns to he no further chance to got a shot at the convict? and went up the rfad. A quarter of a mile or so, where their horses were tied on the way they discov ered fresh tracks In the road not far distant from the point where their horses were 'hltvhed. They again lay In wait another half hour In the hope of seeing the fugitives. but nothing occurring, got In the buggy and started toward town. They had gone but a short distance when " bang, bang, bang," went a ride from the brwh at the roadside, and 'the guards now real ising that they were In close and dan gerous quarters with the odds all In favor of their unseen fmi, whipped tip and drove for their lives, i Five shot wertj sent after Irvm, all of Mhli'h appurntly look slight ef feet. but fortunately causing no s-r-Imis remit. The 'first shut struf k the horse In the lump. miMVr ps-d un der Jileseeker's rlKht ami, cutting a '?tcaii Imle through the ride of his rout and the under pan of bis sleeve. One struck the hnie In the head, causing t sralp wud, another graa id the horse's side and a fifth cut tfrtroufch th'j harness. The mcrr reached town about 2 . m. and reported to Hherlff Marsh. Oeorgo Ooddnrd, a farmer living In the vicinity of the occurrence ,iport- ed here this morning of having heard firing at three different times I'uring the night, two of whlcft evidently were the ones described", He, with a companion, si-nt the night In 'he brush near his h"U wMi guns, ex pecting visits from the destradoes. IlfINOIH DKM(KRAT8. Nominate fstate Ticket Hopkins Re elected Chairman. SPIUN.1FIBID. III.. June 17.-The nemocratle state eonyenMon tislay nominated the following ticket: Clerk of flupr-.Tne Omrt John L. Pickering, of Springfield. Slate Treasurer-0?orge W. Puddle- st'Ui, of Chicago. Huperintendent of Public Instruc tion Anson I., rill., of Hlllsboro. Truxte. jf Btate ITnlverslty Dr. Tulla Holmes rlnrith, ("tilcago; J. A. White, fbana, and 8. 8. Paxton, Mon mouth. John Hopkins was re-elected chair man of the state central committee after a bitter context with Carter H. Harrison, i)t C'hicago. i The' election of Chiirmun Hopkins produced the only fight In the conven tlon. The day was full of clashes be tween Hopkins and Harrison. The struggle producjd wild excite ment. Delegates at tins were fran tic and rltlcisms hNgftly personal were frequently exchanged. Hopkins finally won e4slly--S2 to 397. . The committee on resolution had a long and ttormy session before utwlr report was finally adopted. The prln clpal fight wa over the principal plank In the platform. : ADMIRAL NHIL IN OBRMANT. Says German Methods Stand For Thoroughness and Solidity. NEW YORK .June 17.--Rear- Ad mlral Nell, the United States naval construction bureau detegat at the recent International naval construc tion congress at Dusaeldorg, who has arrive at Berlin, cables the Herald's correspondent there, after visiting all the leading firmament guns, ammunl tlon and shipbuilding works of Ger many, says all doors were opened to him during his tour. "There Is no necessity, he said, "for muklng invlduous comparisons between the t'nl'ed Staples and Ger many In matters of armament .artJI lery. gun eiulment, etc. German methods stand for thoroughness and solidity. Germany has great gun and naval construct1 i and a1apta itself to the r - " "kI-i Its teel Industry has developed remarka bly. The claim circulated recently to the effect that Herr Krtipp had din covered a new projectile which would penetrate any ornament, I do not know of. We all know that It Is only a mat ter of geotlng near enough to be able to penetrate any nrmor. This Is a wen known mathematical computation. I was deeply Impressed with the works and experiments at the Krupp works "it Kfsen, 1 visited the Germania l"ll' yard at Stettin and saw there what a remarkable stride Germany has made in ship construction." Admlarl Neil will remain l Berlin until i the latter part of Uie week and will proceed to Hamburg and other lorts to make furtiher inspection of shipbuilding. He will then go to tendon to attend the coronation cere monies and leave for Washington. IN CONGRESS. Canal UIU and Bankruptcy Law Hold the Fort. WASHINGTON. June 17 The house spitt today n considering Wie bills reported from the ujdlclary committee. By far the most important measure was that' to amand .ixlsting bankrupt cy law. The minority make a vigor ous effort to repeal the present law ifl tcto, but was overwhelmingly de feated by 65 to 137. The bill passed amends the law In 15 particulars to meet defects which it U said experi ence has proven. The most Important amendment Is to define preference ,to meet the supreme court decision In the case if Pirte vs. Chicago Title & Trust Company. STATUE TO BLAND. LEBANON, Mo., June 17.-The sta'tue erected to the memory of Rkhard P. Bland, who served In congress almost continuously 'rom 1872 until 1899, was unvalled here today. GRAND LODGES ARE IN SESSION Nearly a Thousand White-Haired Veterans Now Enrolled as Pioneers. A. 0. II. W- DOWN TO BUSINESS Small Attendance of Native Hons Plans Considered fir Amalgamation Of fleers Elected. PORTLAND, June 17. Badger head luarWrs of the Oregon Pioneer As sociation, at 246 Washington tr-et, presents a lively appearance today. It It here that pioneers equip themselves for the lSth annual reunion or the as sociation which will b held In the Exposition building t'jmorrow after noon. Secretary Geo. H. H Sines and a corps of assistants are busy today leglster ing new members and Issuing b&Jges. Whitehaired vettrans are everywhere in evidence, many having already ar rived from pol its outside of the city. Secretary Himes states that the at tendance will be larger this year than last. List year 'MO pioneers answer ed roll-call, and as fully 100 new i.ames have been aJJed to the roster since hi.i :he prospects are good for reaching .be 1000 mark this year. last year the av.rae age of the a.o?Ia tlon was 63 years. This year it '.ill probably be a yjar or two higher. The pioneers of l5i led in numeri cal strength a year ago, turning out 240, while 1Sj3 came second. with 129 in llae. There are five pioneers born In 1S14, who will be In attendance at the re union tomorrow. They are John Cogs well, of Eugene, pto.ner of 1S43; Mrs. O. DeWrltt, Portland, 1S4: R. S. Mc Bwan, Astoria, 1S46; D. McC'ully, Sa lem, 1S52, and John C. Bell, Portland, 1ST. The business session will be held at the Exposition building tomorrow aft ernoon at 2 o'clock. Pioneers will as semble at the Hotel Portland at 1:30 .-harp and there form into line in the order of the years of their arrival, John W. Mlnto, grand marshal, and C. T. Belcher, N. H. Bird. F. H. Say- lor and W. H. Warren, aides. A squad of police will head the procession. De Capro's oand will come next and then a guard of honor of Native Sons and daughters, these pioneers bringing up the rear. At the Exposition building a splendid program will be rendered A. O. V. W. ELECT OFFICERS. Selection of Supreme Lodge officers and the board of trustees was the work of the convention tihis morning In Hlbernla hall. At noon a recess was taken, while balloting was In progress for trustees, until this after noon at 2:30. Committee reports are the order this afternoon. C. It. Matron, the newly elected su preme foreman, and a prominent mem ber from Illinois, wild this morning that Oregon people were so generous in their attempts to entertain the dele gates rhat some of the visitors were near forgetting the business of the supreme lodge meeting and that it was hoped now to get down and do some work In the next day or two. This evening the City &.guburtan Railway Company will toe host to the Workmen and a trolley ride Is on the tapie for those who wish to take It. The beauties of Mount Tabor at sunset and Mount Hood in the twilight will be the attraction rher. The .start will be made fr.wn Third and Yamhill streets at S o'clock. Under the auspices of Fidelity lodge a smoker will be given this evening at Burkhard's hall, on (Bast Burnslde street, presided over by Past -Supreme Master Burt, of Massachusetts. Tomorrow evening .there will probably tie a night session. NATIVE SONS. " To amal rt-mate or not to amalga mate," that 1s the question before the Granl Cabl i, Oregon Native Sons, to day. For some reason the organisation Is losing vitality. Only a mere handful of delegates are In attendance this year. It Is this apparent lack of Interest In the orga.iiation .hat led to the dis cussion of plan of amalgamation this forenoon. One proposition Is to amal gamate with the Sons of the Golden West; another Is to enlarge the scope of the organization so as to Include the whole of the original Oregon. The latter plan would restrict the member ship to Oregon, Washington and Ida ho. The former would make it a Pa cific Coast organisation. Whether or not either plan will be adfipted, how ever, Is problematical, as nhere Is a disposition on the part of some to keep the orgaolxatlon dlstino'Iy Oregon. The Thl !?onlderatlon of this Important question will probnhly take up most of the afternoon session. The principal business before the Grand Cabin this .morning was th consideration of reports, several un-hnpn-tmt changes In the constitu tion and by-laws, and the election of officers for the ensuing year. Orand Presklent A. E. Ileames, of Jackson ville, who arrived yesterday afternoon, presided. The election of officers re sulted as fallows: Sol Blumauer, pant grand president; Alex Sweek, grand president; W. N. Barrett, gand first vlce-presldint; 0. P. Coshow, grand second vice-president; J. P. Kavanaugh, grand secre tary; IL W. Hoyt, grand treasurer; B. B. Eeeltmai, grand orator: F. H. Say lor, grand historian; E. M. Croi san, grand marshal F. E. Osborne, grand Inside sentinel; C. Matthieu, grand outer sentinel; J. H. Snod grass, W. V. Wiley, E. It. Drake, W. R. Scheurer, T. M. WUklns, E. A. M. Cons and J. H. Bewail, grand trustees. COLORED PEOPLE IN TROUBLE. CHICAGO, June 17. "The time has come when the black man irtust de pend upon himself for protection. I do not - stand for mabs, but every negro should be prepared to protect his home, Ms wife and children, even to the death." This advice was given at a meeting of negroes last night by Bishop Alex a nder Walters, of the colored church of Ohio, after tie had warned Ms hearers that all signs pointed to a time of great trouble for them. Bkshop Walters Is president of the Afro-American Council. The meeting was held in the Olivet Baptist Church and was called for th purpose of taking action on the persecution of the negro resi dents of Eldorado and Harrlsburg, III., and the lynching of Louis Wright In Missouri last winter. A resolution was adopted and telephoned to Governor Yates calling on him to take Immediate steps to protect the lives and pro perty of the colored people of Eldorado and Harrlsburg, III. Governor Yates, who is In Chicago, said last niglrt:-"5'-"- "The authorities have been ordered to proceed against any person who may have been guilty of assaulting against the colored people of that lo cality and law will be maintained." TO SETTLE COAL STRIKE. NEV YORK, June 17. Representa tive Allan McDermott, of Jersey City, has announced that he will introduce tomorrow in the house of representa tives a resolution looking to the set tlement of the coal strike. It will provide for an Investigation ty a na tional board of arbitration to be ap pointed by the president. This board hall have power to settle all disputes between labor and capital. BASE HALL NORTHWEST LEAGUE. At Helena Helena. 3; Portland, 1. At Butte Butte, 4; Seattle, 3. At Spokane Taoma, 10; Spokane. 4. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Chicago Ch!casr; 6; Philadel phia, 2. At Detroit-Detroit, 4: Washing ton, 0. At St. Louis St. LouK 2; Balti more, 2; game called at the end of 11th inning on account of darkness. At Boston Cleveland, 4; Boston, 3. NATIONAL LEAOITB. At Philadelphia Brooklyn, 4; Phil adelphia, 3. At Boston Boston, 6; New York, 3. Second game Boston, l.'i; New York, 2. The Eclipse Plumbers 2nd Steamfilters Steam Boat and Gasoline Boat Work a Specialty. . . Stoves and Tinware 527 BOND STREET HOMESEEKERS' RUSH FOR LAND Great Scramble at the Opening of the Fort Hall Reser vation. TWO THOUSAND ARE THERE Sooner Evade Office and Lo cate on Claims Few Fil iiifcs Were Made Yesterday, BLACKFOOT, Ida., June 17. The Fort Hall Indian reservation, Includ ing 14S.0OO acres, nearly 100,000 of which consist of fine farming land, was thrown open for settlement at noon today. Exactly on the hour of noi i early 2000 people, old men and boys, Indians who had been eagerly waiting, some of them for weeks, for the opening of the reservation, nwhed across the line in a wild, . chaotic scramble for land and mining claims. Many had arranged for relays of horses In order to locate and get to the Blackfoot land office before others could file, paying as much as 350 for the use of one horse for a few hours. J. R. Muller and F. E. Dekay, of Pocatello, were the first arrivals at the land office. Exactly one hour and 15 minutes from the time they left Pocatello, 26 miles away, two riders, Mullen and Dekay, leaped from their horses in front of the land office, Mul len securing the coveted first position. Each man had used four relays ot horses en route. They finished not more than 15 feet apart. In spHe of the vigilance of the dep uties, and the reservation, police, many . " Sooner" succeeded in locating claims and lining up with the others. At 2:40 p. m. the special train from MoCammon. run for the benefit of those who had located on claims, ar rived In Blaekfoot over ' th Oregon- 0k.u t i r . ..... .1. .wi . cation. Men were on top of the coach es, on the tender, on the locomotive pilot, everywhere that afforded a haz ardous foothold. Before the train stopped they swarmed from the coach es like bees and all made a rush for the land office. Only 27 filings were made today. The scramble will continue for several days. The land office has adopted a system of issuing numbers to those In line, enabling applicants' to make their filings In the order In which they present themselves. STAKE OF TWENTY THOUSAND. NEW YORK, June 17. It has been definitely settled that the match race between Thomas Lawson's Boralma and E. E. Pmathers's LtHnd Derby for a side stake of 320,000 shall take place at Hartford, August S. The horses frave been matched and forfeits of $5, 000 have ben posted for some time. TO HOLD RIFLE MATCH. NEW YORK, June 17. In view of the visit of the Canadian rifle team to Bisley, a committee has been named by the council of the English National Rifle Association, caibles the London correspondent of the Tribune, to see If arrangements cam be made for a rifle match between England and Canada, Hardware Co. ASTORIA, OREGON