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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. VOL. LV ASTORIA. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1902. NO. 3 I IT'S UP TO YOU First When yon aro iiImhiI to Lny clothing, ASK YOUKSKLK Vli carricH tlm heft ami lnrgost iiKKorliucnt a Chilhing, Huts ami Finninhings? Second Po you prefer to tradi with WISK, who Iium one pricor Third J' lu ii. .( U' Klv lluv i.iiit.1 tin.tri.iliiti. lolliier in A xtoriit ? Well, if nil tliero tiling" are true, nml cvci vImmI v knows (hat they are, WHY shonW you not goto WINK'S I'.Ki STKK when you wiih to Imv I'LOTIIKS? rimattlwz ttmarimx ml "(itiul J ' nil FIREWORKS WhoIcHtilc arid Retail VAVVM HKCOKATIONS, FLAGS, SHIELDS, KOCKKTS, MOMItS KVKUYTIIINli. . GRIFFIN & REED . SOMETHING NEW FOR BREAKFAST Atlnn Kiln Dried Rolled White Ont FISHER BROS., ASTORIA, ORE. Clothes to be seen in WHEREVER you go this summer: for pleasure or for business : Lon don coronation. Paris boulevards, St. Jo, Mich., State Street Chicago or Broadway New York : you'll be satis fled with your appearance if you are in Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes. Nobody will wear better looking clothes, nor get the same good-looks without paying a lot more money for 'em. In fit, style, excellence of tailor ing, Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are superior ; not a slovenly stitch in them. For every occasion full dress, afternoon dress, business, outings; a multitude of ehoieo fabrics, well made, ready-to-wear. The best clothiers sell thoni ; you know you're safe if you see the label, II S & M,in the coat; a small thing to look for, a big thing to find. Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Good Clothes Makers. at P. A. STOKES BRAVELY FACED HIS AWFUL FATE Murderer August Shevie Unflinch ingly Met Death at St. Helens Yesterday. HAD PROMISED TO CONFESS Oil (lie SciifliiM lie lunjf U Hit I'rotcHtatlon of I into eenee mill " llel t.iillie." BT. IIELF.NS, July 2.-(nff Corre ondenee,) It wa Indeed a dismal sight that met the of the 2S0 person who amblrd in I h Colum lila ,ouniy courtyard at noon today to witness the execution "t August Shevie, A drltxllng rain m fulling when the trap waa sprung, and 1lie spectacle of the tnurdTr' body dangling at the end of th hangman' ropf van extremely opprelve. nut jit was successful vindication of the law, however cheerles lilt1 spi-cinch' ; might have ! n .and the rowd re j untitled huddled In the lnclosure un jill the examining physicians-Dm. Me j Lar-n, c'ltff. Ilavlland and I'llkliigtnn, the Uitle of Atoria"-had pronwi need Hhi'vl dead. Hhevie's lt hour on earth were not filled wlih th terror that one would naturally expect. He awoke early this morning, ate a hearty break fiint and again at It n'cWk. an hour prior to the time s-t for tha nwu llon, ate a vry heavy dinner. Dur ing the morning the authorities had rweat.-dlv Interviewed htm, and tha condemned man promised to make a dean breast of the rrlme on the scaf fold. l,a( nluit Rhfvl. told Flu-rift Hallan h would tell 'all about the murdi-r before he exhaled hla rrlmn, and thla Incident added renewed in- ten-at to the execulloii. Hut, evident ly hnvlnir rhnKel hla mind, the mur derer rluiiB to hta former pputeata tton of Innocence, ami went to his death unltlnchlnirly, and In a munner that denoted KTeat rourage, or. per hnm, mild Immnlty. The eroivd eonRreKated In, the eourt yard Home time before the condemned man wan brought from tJte Jail. Sher iff ilatlnn made a brief addreaa, iay InK he had felt aomewhat uiu-aay over hla unpleasant duty up to a few days afo, hut that he hal exiverienreil a rreat rhnnpe of aentlment. The xtate nient ih:t Hhevle would probably make on the waffold would, the nlterlff anld. Klve the xpeetatora -ome Idea of hla reaaon for foc-J I n fr differently. Aft e imnrexolnR on the rrowd the neces sity of prewrvlnir the atrlcteat r der, the sheriff caused the condi-mned man to be hmupht from the prison. As the door of the little Jail open .'d and the murderer stepped forth be tween two deputy sheriffs, the crowd turned that way, expecting 1o see a qulv'rimc wretch trembling with 'er ror at the fate that to fend him to his doom. But no such spectacle was presented. Instead, Shevie walked with a firm step and with head erect. The seeps to the gallows led from the Jail door, and up these Shevie walked without a tremor. He proceeded to the front of rhe scaffold, wh"- he turned to the crowd and said: " Gentlemen: I'm going to leave this world, and I am going to leave It In nocent. I suppose ''he Be iepie hnve hard feelings towards me. S-mie of the people I can see here I know and they think I am guilty; but I am Innocent. I don't wlah any of you people 'hard luck." At this Juncture there waa a mo ment's pause on the part of the con demned man and Just the faintest suspicion of a tear welled tip In his eye, to which the hand Inadvertently went. It eem.'d for a second that he was alumt to break down, but his gront nerve manifested Itself; and, clearing his voice, ho coiudnued: " When you die you ought to be pre pared to go to a better place than this world. Since 'I've got prepared and got the word of God with me and nvade my peace with my Creator, I feel better. Mu Hfe waa not very good In this world. I don't wish any of you to have any trouble. I hope nobody Willi feel bad towards me, If I have done wrong. ' If n.vone mere among you told Ilea against me that convict ed me, I forgive them. I don't Milnk wrong of any one of you for convict ing me. I wish you all the best you can get In thla life, for it la ehort. My life haan't been very much." Shevie paused and his glance wan dered over the crowd, aa If a mental struggle were on as to the advisabil ity of making tome etatement. Then CONVICT TRACY STEALS LAUNCH Boat Is a Large One and h Sup plied With Gasoline for 1000 Mile Run. he turned to Sheriff .Ifattan, What truiiMred between Miuflff ami prison er cannot be told, but HJievIe, without further ado, and without oaalatatice. walked firmly to the di-ath trap and- aamjmcd the correct piwltion on It. Shevle's uncle hud taken a voaltlnn on (he gfillows and by the tdt of th'' condemned man na the aherirf and his depntlm began to "trap Mm. She vie took from his pocket a white silk handkerchief and, handing It to his unc), Slllrl: Takfi this, uncle, to remember me by" In a moment the man was strapped. and, before the Idn'k rap was placed on his head, he called out: So lung, !opold; an long, Joe," evidently to relative or friends. As the tiliu'k cap waa placed oil his head Shevie called out; ' fjoodhye, all; may w, meet In a belter place," and In unison the crowd 'b d back. " God be with you." Then she noose was ad justed, Shevie refinesf'ng the deputies; to "hnve that ln't hard." The trap was sprung at 12:04. The j SUATTLK, July 2. Advices received physicians seized the man s rlst and fr0m Olympla tonight state that Tra- SAYS HE KILLED MERRILL Iviiterx Home of Workman and Cooka llreakfust Force Five Mn to Faee Wall. noted the pulsations. At the end ,f the dm minute the pulse ceased en tirely ami then waa renewed for eight cy, the escaped Oregon convlcf, stole a tramline launch at South Bay and or ten minutes. At 13:18 life was pro- .atarted up the Sound. The launch Is noui vd extinct by the phyHi iana, ,the largest of Ita kind ort Puget Sound and at 12:29 the body waa cut down. M1 t)aj m ( m Dr. I'llktngton made an examination and pronounc.,1 the m-ek broken by m"h t,ir a mile run- B(ore the fall. The body was then prepar- starting. Tracy said he intended fir ed for Initial and given over to his ng a few shots at the penitentiary on relative. . - . - , - 'M,Nu iiand. He said that he had Shevie win only about 23 years t1 ,...,. ,u . . . . , ,, , . , murdered Merrill, but the statement age, of rather dull apixm ranee, but did i not look like a murder. r. His father. I not believed. He gave a a rea brother and uncle were with him to ton for the alleged deed that Merrill the last,, the uncle viewing the exe-' as growing fainthearted. It is be- cutloii from a point near the gallows . . ' . . , ... ... , evi, however, that the latter la In and the rather and brather from the ' Jail window. The body was taken to the vicinity of his sister's home at Slievle'a former home, about 15 mtlea helton. southwest of St. H lens, where it will j Tracy, according to the advices, !x; huiled. must have paased through Olympla supposed to be near Seattle. Captain Clark, of the launch which hf stole, hiia Just arrived here. h.vvi: sTrjtRonx fight. about midnight. At 5 o'clock thla morning he appeared at the plant of Machinist Encouraged by THlay'a ; Capital City Oyster Company at Walkout of Fellow Craftamen. ! South Bay, and entered the home of 1 -Horatio Ailing, one of the employes. OMAHA. July 2.-The atrike of the : Anoth(fr emp!oj.e, wlll iMgmge, waa machinists and bollerwakers on the Union Pacific railroad seem to have '" Tracy iM vlm he wa" settle.1 down to a atubborn and iulet and then bepan to prepare his break light for supremacy. The striker felt jfaat. the two men being warned to more encouraged today from the ulet while Tracv wa cook- walkout of their feJlow craftsmen on; (w, 8nd Ji)h the Northwestern and Montana Cen- ; tral railroads, which the, any will .Messenger, aJso employed at the oya- greatly assist them because of the , ter company, entered. The convict extra dtwnnd It will create for skill- , tnen maoe the f0ur mpn stand with ed workmen. There are several place their faces to the wall, holding up KING EOWArtO LISTEN'S TO MUSIC Of tide Indian Troop as They Pass by Palace, Ite viewed by Queen Alexandria. LONDON. July I. King Edward haa passed another good day. The quiet and the routine of he lck room waa varied today hy the excitement of listening to the -music and cheers of the Indian troop a they marched past the palace, and greeted Queen Alexandria on the balcony. King Ed ward demanded a full account of the review and the formal report made by the Prince of Wale wa supple mented by a personal narrative of the queen. HI majesty dictated a letter to the Duke of Connaught, commanding him to compliment the colonial troop up on the excellent appearance and to thank them for their expression of loyalty and sympathy, which he had heard with pleasure In Ms alck room. King Edward wa somewhat dutop pointed that he waa not able to see the troop march past. He had hoped that thi would be possible from an Inva lid couch In the window of th pal ace, but the doctors were unwilling for him to risk this exposure and ex citement; PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ACT. Step to Be Taken at Once to Put It in Operation. WASHINGTON. July 2. Chairman Cooper, of the house committee on in sular affair, say step will be taken at once to put the Philippine govern ment act in operation. "The first step," said Cooper today. Will be the complete transfer of au thority from the military to the civil official except in the Moro country where there is some lingering disor der. The transfer will be accomplish ed by a proclamation from the presi dent which it 1 understood will be issued on July th. The change will permit considerable reduction of the military force in the Islands, although orders already given contemplate a reduction to' 18,000 men. In 1900, we had 70,000 men In the Philippine so that we soon will ae red net ed the foce by 52,000 officers and men,- and the transfer of authority and act doubtless will lead to a further reduc tion before long. MESSAGE FROM STEAMER FALSE Steamer Senator Brings Denial of Story Brought by the Centennial. NO TRACE CAN BE FOUND apt.PittterHon Had Iteceived No Information From cla Wlien He Left Some. PORT TOWNSENlJ, Wash., July t The steamship Senator, from Nome June H. arriving to night bring an emphatic dental of the story brought by the .Centennial that the tidings had been received from the mlaaing steam ers Portland and Jeannle, both long overdue, in the North. Captain Pat terson say emphatically that when he left Nome no Information had been received from the two vessel and fur ther, that the United States revenus Cutter Thetis had returned to port to replenish her coal supply without having found any trace whatever of either packet- Senator was quaran tined at Sledge Island, off Nome, by government inspectors. ,1 whan, rhrt ittrlkers hnve met the Insufficient spirit. This was : their hand. At this juncture Cap praetlinlly tine at Kvanston, Wyo., ,taln Clark, of the gasoline launch " N, where a few men quit. land 8." and, h' son entered. . They jalso were forced to stand with- their i facts So the wall. During tne con- SAILS FOR INSPECTION. . . venation, Tracv learned that the ouimi.r tnlv t Tumoral fSeorsre I ' M. Randall, commander of the depart- j launch waa in the bay and af Ur be ment of the Columbia, will arrive in 'had breakfasted, ordered the men to Seattle tomorrow, prepared to sail on itake j,lm t0 (t.- He made Captain Sunday on the army transport War- j m eng,ne m orJer and ren for Alaska, where he will make .,, tha hla annual motion of military poa. "'art U for him. The cap'a'n then i Jumped ashore and Tracy started on ' his trip down the Sound. It was then j about 10 o'clock HENPI7RSON WILL RMST. ,i,.inv iw -.s.w-.ver I Although he had revealed his Identl IIemleron left "her etoday ' for Neavlv ,o the men they did not report i. ..ut w hm the matter to the authorltlea until in Iowa and take a rest prellmlanry late In the afternoon. The launch Js ... ... -,.iv. mnat-nln,r trio in 'n exceptionally large .ne and haa various parts of the country. Ma pur- l trip to Alaska. .Z"ZJ.Z:S noit 'SUPPOSE TO BE NEAR SEATTLE ?lbK SBATTIJ:. July 2.-Tracy Is now Closing Out Sale of a Well-Bought Stock Kverv article 'n the house must go. If you ion't like our prices tell us your's. We do not oai-ry everything, hut everything we do carry will be found priced low?r than ever offered In Astoria. a-Ladlos' Fancy and Black Paranoia one-half prloe. 50-Ladfes' Waists worth $1,25 to $1.75, 3 cents. Ladles Kid Fitting Corsets' and Cor set Waists. t!9 cents. 100-Ladles' Jackets, only half price. 50 Children's Jackets mly half price. Hoys' Suits, age 4 to 13, half price. 30 -pair of Boya All Woal Knee pants, 33 cents. The well-known School 'Shoe, District No. 76, worth $1.60 to ior u. LadlM" Wrappers worth $1, for 55cts. Ladits' Wrappers worth $1,75 to $2.00 for $1.00. Mens' $1,25 Standard SMtts, Fancy Patterns, 65c. Men's Collars, Standard HraivK 1V. A fine assortment of 7Sc Ti's a: ?5c. l arge assortment of Men's Felt Hats, halt price. Roys' Caps worth $50c, for 22c. Children's Hose less than factory prices. 65j Press Goods at JOc. 75c Dress Goods at 35c. Children' Knit Underwear, 17c. Ladles' Knit Undsrwear, Call and avail yourself of this, the Golden Opportunity. Chicago Bargain House 506Xcmraerclal Street, - Astoria, Ore. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT SALT LAKE, July 2. Alexander A Robertson, paying teller, and Harry T. Duke, assistant cashier of the Wells Fargo bank of tills city, were placed under arrest today on the charge of embezzling J60.000 from the bank. FRIEND CHOSEN AS COLLECTOR. WASHINGTON, July 2. President Roosevelt today determined on the appointment of Major Micah Jennings, his army comrade and friend, as col lector of Internal revenue, District of South Carolina. TO PLAT WITH BAKER CITT. PORTLAND, July 2. L MaHaffey and Joe MaHaffey, members of the Portland baseball team, who are i nder suspension, left tonight to Join the Baker City team. DID NOT MENTION BRYAN. ATLANTA. Ga., July 2. The Demo cratic state convention today parsed over the Kansas City platform In si lence and the name of W. J. Bryan is not mentioned. PRICE OF SILVEIt. NEW TORK. July 2. Silver, 53. MARINE ENGINEERS' STRIKS. , Nearly Entire Fleet of Steamers Tied I'p at Portland. PORTLAND, July 2. The strike of ' the marine engineers assumed a wider dimension today, and a a result. nearly the entire fleet of river steam ers operating out of Portland Is tied up. The Shaver Transportation Com pany's steamer Sarah Dioxn; Oregoa City Transportation Company steam er "Altaoa steamer Speanei, Regula tor and Dalles .City, and White Collar steamer Bailey Gatzert being the on ly boats in operation at prent. PLANS FOR NEW WARSHIPS. WASHINGTON. July 2.-The navy department haa its plans practically complete for the four big warship) lust authorised by the new naval law. The new ship are to be named the Louisiana, Connecticut, Tennessee and Washington. The distinctive feature of the new ships are the strength and arrangement of their batteries and the greater thickness in armour. SNOW FALLS IN IDAHO. WALLACE. Ida,, July 2.-Snow fell In the Couer d'Al?ne today; Burke and Mullan report two Inche on th ground. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE. At St. Louis St. Louis, ,4; Chicago, 3. Second game, St. Louis, t; Chica go, t. At Philadelphia Baltimore, 2; Phil adelphia. 1. At DetroitDetroit, 7; Cleveland. 2. At Boston Washington, 8; Boston, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 3; Cincin nati, 1. . i I At New Tork Boston. 4; New York, 3. At Brooklyi Brooklyn, 2; Philadel phia, 1. The Eclipse Hardware Co. Plumbers snd Steamfilters Steam Eoat and Gasoline Boat Work a Specialty. Stoves and Tinware 527 BOND-STREET ASTORIA, OREGON