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ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 18, 1902.
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EXAMINING PLUNDER
Stolen From tlio JoIiiimoii Iiouw near Kenton
I AH If I 111 I to iy more than your nmglibor. Tlio
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DON'T YOU KNOW
Who Is the Reliable
"W" Up-to-Date
OP ASTORIA
Jmmanlmt
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BUY A DOZEN
Of our HamlHomo and Artistic
liounted and Matted Pictures
and decorate your home or your leach cottage.
See the Window Display
GRIFFIN S REED
SOMETHING NEW FOR BREAKFAST
Atlaa Kiln Dried
Rolled White Oots
FISHER BROS.,
Clothes to be seen in
WHEREVER you go this summer:
for pleasure or for business : Lon
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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 overy occasion ; full drees, 'afternoon
dress, business, outings; a multitude of
choice fabrics, well made, ready-to-wear.
, The best clothiers sell them ; you know
you're safe if you sco 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.
TRACY
AND
MERRILL
Miiianllm
ASTORIA, ORE.
STOKES
Clothier
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SHERIFF AND POSSE
ARE DEFEATED
Locate Tracy in Lonely Cabin but
, Convict Mysteriously
ears.
MERRILL BURIED AT SALEM
l'ohltfve TliHt Fuirftlve unci Coin.
pmiloiiN i:-ttiMl by Ilout
Mr. Wttif goner ltc
fllNCN .'W0.
SHATTLB, July V. -Hurry Tracy
was this morning reported U .have
bee found, and the glory of hla dth
' tximcira tut any moment. Sher
iff ('ullh lo-aile4 the dperado in a
lonely bln, three-quarters f mile
from the Junction of rlmr cut-off,
'on th'j Columbia and I'tiK-'t Pound
road. IU waa upiod to be there
1lh t'otnifanl. Cu4lhe. with ix
gintrdf, walteJ until 19 o'clock thl
niornln for Twy or either ut hla
companion! to twtne front Die cabin.
Orow'fn Impatient, the nhi-rlff ordered
at attack Uon ih pliue, and ' the
guard cloved In, flrlitf; they ad
vanced Not mnd fame frnn the cabin,
and whn Cudlhe oauttou.fly punhed
In (ha d')r. th-y found the place
emntv. There were evidence that the
hoitue had btt-n tnhabllated very re
eently and It la believed the outlaw
and hi companion! crept one by one
from their place of Imprisonment lur
lnf the d.trkeet hourt of ' the morn-
A bo.ti ha been reprted ml.'tdng on
Lake HaTrw, not far front the cabin,
and It la alnvMt certain that the
dcaperiulo tvik that meana of eacap
Inc. VICTIM OF CX)NPBDERATK8.
fthrfT Cudlb tta etther been
made a victim of Trary'a confi-der-atea
or elm? he ha again failed to
enrotnpnfc the outlaw's death or cap
ture, irtantlnK that the Information
wil whtoh be acted thla morning wan
correct.
That Cudihee had unlimited futh in
the Information furnished him la
known by the elaborate plana which
were laid, all being built up the be
lief that a myx'terloua friend of the
outlaw ent from Whatcom Saturday
laat eoiild pilot the sheriff and poiwe
to the spot where Tracy lay conceal
ed. Tuesday night Cudihee appeared
it Onvlngron wlth t1 Whatcomb
" stool pigeon" and Wednesday "he
disappeared for several .hour In com
pany' wish Uic latter. It 1a undr
etiHd 'hat the sheriff attempted to
prevail upon his Informant to lead the
pose to the cabin where hs claimed
Tracy was lying wounded and unable
to move without assistance. To this,
Tracy's betrayer demurred, hut stilt
ed In a general -way, the lay of the
land.
Cudihee, thrown upon his own re
sources, assembled together 12 picked
men and under ths guidance of Jack
Prater, left Covington late Wednes
day night, headed for the Isolated cab
In on th scores of take Sawyer.
MRS. WAOONEU REIFl'SKS OFFER.
Hody of Merrill Is Buried Without
Ceremony,
SALEM (lra., July 17,-The remain
of David Merrill, the escaped cotivUt
and murderer, were received at the
penitentiary today, brought here by
Mrs. Waaoner. The body was found
near Chhalls and burled without
eeromonv. This afternoon Mrs. Yag-
oner and Sheriff Deggeler. of Ohehalls,
met Superintendent Lea in his oilice
and the ludv nmda a formal ncmana
for the retevrt of 11500. Lee didlnad
to pay the same, offering her iM for
her trouble and expenses, explaining
that the reward could only be paid for
the capture ot the convict and that
aha had not captured Merrill, but
merelv found that dead ody ty acci
dent. Mrs1. Wagoner refused the
amount offered and made a formal
written demand for the full reward.
Thla alia ?ava to Lee to be presented
to Governor deer on hla return trom
Mount Adams neat week. Meanwhile
she will correspond wl'tln the governor
and lay her claim before him. Should
this be not paid, she wHU decide wheth
er to go Into court to collect the
amount or go before the legila.ture
to secure It. '..
HALF nATlSB TO COLOR A IO.
COLORADO HPRIN08, CoJ. July 17.
The TrnHcontlnontal Pasnenger As
sociation authorised the rat for the
National Irrigation Congress, to e
held her October to 9, from all
points In (fallfornla, Nevada. Wash
ington and Oregon to Colorado Springs
of one fare for the round rlp, the
ra'te being open to the general public
as well as to the delegates.
DISAPPROVES A STRIKE. .
Mitchell Sneaks at Miners' Convention
and Advbes Men to Remain
at Work.
INDIANAPOLIS, July IT, If the
voice and Influence of President Mitch
ell, of the I'nlted Mine Workers, shall
prevail with the members of his or
ganisation there will be no general
strike. The chances of Much steps be
ing taker are now very remote. In bis
speech In the convention hls after
noon Mitchell advised strongly agalmt
a strike and urged thattfie bituminous
minora .continue e.1 work and that a
system of uieun nt up.in the men..
bers of the order which he outlined
would be carried into effect as the btt
means of affording aid and support to
the striking anthracite men in the
East.
APPLIED FOR FUND.
To Carry on the Strike to Successful
ftrsue.
At the conclusion of bis speech, Mr.
Mitchell submitted the following reso
lution: " That the national aecretary-treas-urer
be authorized to Immediately ap
propriate $."10,000 from the funds of the
national treasury,
" That all districts, sub-districts und
local unions be appealed' to ta donate
as large an amount as they can af
ford " That assessment of not less than
Jl per week be let led upon all mem
bers of the local unions.
"That a cessment of 12 per year be
levied on all national district and sub
district officers whose salaries amount
to ISO per month tt more. '
"That an appeal be made to all
trades unions and to the general pub
lic for the financial assistance to car
ry the strike to a successful Issue."
A motion to adopt the recommen
dations of Mitchell and many speeches
were made, those in favor of t'he reso
lutions being three to one, vompared
to those against it.
Adjournment was taken until Frl
day morning to enable the anthracite
men to hold a caucus.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Claim of American Citlsena for
strue.tlon of Projerty.
De-
W'ASHINOTON. July 17. The Span
lf treaty claims commission render
ed mii important decision in the mat
ter of clalma of American citizens for
the detructlon of property by the Cu
ban Insurgents. To all this kind of
claims the rovernment bad et up de
murrers, which the decision of the
commls.son overruled, the decision lay
ing down the general principle that
where proper averment Is made, alleg
in American citisenshlp and neutral
ity of the claimant and the ability and
the duty of the Spanish authorities to
protect nmtwrtv the claim should be
admitted for proof.
FOURTEEN ARE DROWNED.
Wbaleboat Containing ;o Persons Is
Capsited.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July IT. A
whnlehoat containln g20 waiters and
waitresses employed at the Oceanic
House,. Island ot Shoales, who had
gone out in the bay tM3 afeernoon on
a pleasure excurlon trip capslaed
during a sudden squall and 14 of the
occupants were drowned. The other
three were rescued by the flsher.m'n.
JURY FOR. BANK WRECKER.
DETROIT, July 17. After exhau't
ing three panels each and using up a I
but one man of a fourth panel, a Jury
written ured lftut tntirtvt lea- thn rrlnl
of First Vice-Pre.4dent Frank C. An-!
drews, of the wrecked City Savings
Bank, who Is charged with misappro
priating funds of the bank.
KING RECOVERS RAPIDLY.
LONDON, July 17. Since his remov
al to Cowes, the progress of King; Ed
ward has been eo rapid that the phy
sicians have ordered mote liberal diet
for .his majesty. A fleet has been or
dered to assemble at Splthead August
11 for the purpose of review being
held a few days subsequently by the
king.
ENDORSE KANSAS CITY PLAT-
FORM. . '
GREENSBORO, N. C. July 17. The
Democratic State convention nominat
ed Walter Clark for chief Justice of
the supreme court. The platform en
dorses the Kansas Ctty platform.
MAN LYNCHED
IN KENTUCKY
First White Man Lynched in
That State-Mob Wrecks V
Jail.
PORT Y MASKED MEN DO WORK
Guilty or t'old.lilooded Murder
of Ilia Wife-Bram of City
. 8c-a!N Ued an Oibbet
for Execution.
OWEN8DORO, Ky.. Jiily 17.-Jchn
Anderron, a farmer who was In jail
here charged with the murder of his
wife on the night of July (, was tak
en from prison,, by a masked mob of
about 40 men and' hanged to a beam
over the city scales, on one of the
principal streets of Owensboro, at
snout i:V) this morning.
The lynchers, who are supposed to
have come from the steene of Ander
son's alleged crime, about three miles
west of Owensboro, made their en
trance Into the city quietly and, go
ing to the Jail, demanded admittance,
which was refused. Tbey then bet
tered down the prison door, and,
while some went to the prisoner's ceil
to tead him out, others tr the mob
surrounded the Jailer and hto family
to prevent them from giving the
alarm.
Anderson was soon secured, and in
a few moments was led across the
stteet from the prison, whre a rope
was placed about bis neck and he wat
hanged to a beam over a pair of hay
scales. The mob then dispersed auiet-
!r. 4 No arreBls hare, been made, "',
Anderson was the .first white man
ever lynched In Davles County. At
the time the murder with whibh he
was .charged was committed. Ander
son and his wife had been separated
for about seven weeks, and Mrs. An
derson was living at her father's house
whither Anderson went for the alleged
purpose of effecting; reconciliation.
The woman's father,' dt is said, en
tered some objection and the irate
husband then dragged Ma wife into
the yard and shot her to death. He
was arrested shortly after the crime,
and was In the Owensboro jail when
he was lynched.
VILL FIGHT RAILROAD TO FINISH
Gov. McBride and Ex-Oov MeG-.aw
Watching Results.
SPOKANE. July 17. Iitferertt In to
morrow's Spokane county Republican
convention Is at a fever heat tonight.
Governor McBride and ex-Governor
McOraw ara here watching the con
vention's attitude on the rallroa.l
question. Friends of the governor will
press an unqui vocal plank commend
ing his fight against the merger and
for regulatlvs commission.
This is opposed by John L. Wilson,
candidate for United States senator.
Wilson has drafted a plank which the
frltnds of McBride regard aa a strad
dle.
An effort was made tonight to bring
i about a compromise, but tho governor
declared that the matter was entire
ly beyond his control,, and the sup
porters of the governor's policy de
clared the fight would be to a fin
ish. A:de from the railroad question. It
Is thought that Wilson will contral the
convention, nominal inp a legislative
ticket thut will "apport him for the
senate, and naming the detection to
the state convention.
WISCONSIN REPUBUCA N" TICKET.
Governor LaFollett lie-iuminiateii by
Overwhelming Majority.
MADISON, Wis., July 17. Republi
cans nomlnatsd the following ticket:
Oovernor Robert M. I. toilette, (re
nominated). Lieutenant-Governor Jamea O. Da
vidson. '-..'
Secretary of state Walter L. Huser.
Treasurer John T. Kempf.
Attorney general L. M. Sturtevant.
Superintendent of public Instruction
Charles P. Carey.
Railroad commissioner John W.
Thomas.
Insurance commissioner Zeno M.
Most.
Governor LaFollette was renominated
over John M. Whitehead by an over
whelming majority.
The feature of La Follette's speech
'of acceptance was the stinging rebuke
to those of the party who refused to
support the principles laid down on
the last platform.
DOO UNCOVERED INFANT BODY.
Apparent Murder of Baby Is Discov
ered at Prinevllle.
PRINEVILLE, July 17.-The finding
of the dead body of an infant that
had, from alt appearances, been mur
dered, has caused considerable excite
ment here.'. '
The body was umarthed by a dog
yesterday morning In the rear of the
house of Mrs. Barnard. The remains
which are quite badly decompos
ed, are thse of a boy, and from
appearance the child had Hved but a
few hours.
A medical examination revealed
evidences of strangulation, and there
waft also a bruise on the head made,
presumably by some blunt Instrument.
The coroner Impaneled a jury and Is
making an Investigation. Suspicion
has pointed to Miss Elisabeth Bar
i.aid, a young woman back of whjse
home the body waa . found. It ta un
derstood the woman has made a con
fession, 'In which a young man of the
town is Implicated. The authorities
decline to give out any information
until the Jury complete its deliber
ations.' The girl Is 20 years old. Her father
and mother separated some time ago,
the father going to M. mines. Last
winter the town was thrown Into ex
citement by a report that Mrs. Bernard
Had eloped with a tramp. The woman
return d some time after and denied
the story. ..,:,'.
It is thought ihe h-ly of the child
had betn burned rJyiut 1? days. It
was covered by less than W inches of
earth. The ln'o:it U tully develoted.
OFFICIALS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's Jury Return Verdict on Mine
Disaster.
PARK CITY, Utah, July 17. The
coroner's Jury had returned a verdict
this afternoon holding the mine offi
cials entirely to blame for the acci
dent of Tuesday night. ; t ,
Only four of the dead miners leave
families. No destitution up to this
rame-exlsts as the result of the-ac
cident.
BROOKLYN'S OLDEST SETTLER.
NEW YORK. July 17. Wllllim Miles
one of the oldest citizens of Brook
lyn, and well known In the leather
trade and In benkino- circles is dead
from heart disease. Mr. Miles wss
bom n New South Waljs snd came
to New York in his youth. He en
tered the leather :rade and became
orominent. both here and in Europe.
In I860 he relinquish d ire buriness
and took up banking. He was one of
organizers of the Park National Bank,
and director of the Nassau Bank.
TEAMSTER BREAKS HIS NECK.
PRINEVILLE. July 17. A trag
edy was reported to the eoroner dur
ing the day. B. P. Hudson, a teams
ter, falling from his wagon and break
ing his neck. H died before medical
asslittance arrived. Hudson Ltood in
the wagou loading some freight when
In some way he lost his balance rnd
fell behind the hor.e. The' wheels
passed over his leg and h!s neck
was broken. HudsVn: was unmarried
and has lived here five or six year.
CURZON TO RESUME POLITICS.
LONDON, July 17. The Times this
mornnig says it regards It as prac
tically certain that Sir R. B. Flndlay,
the attorney-general, will succeed Earl
Halsbury as lord high chancellor, that
Hon. Alfred Lyttleton will enter the
government and that Lord Curzon, of
Keddleston, viceroy If India. wt!l take
the earliest opportunity to return to
London and regime political activity.
...M. ........
Mi'UIiHtK'tlK'y
" Verbum Sapientia Sufficit "
We have sold stoves and. ranges in Astoria for seventeen years.
We find that second grade stoves do not pay us or our f.as
tomers. We hive tried it. The experiment has proved a fail-
ur. Life is getting too thort for us to excuse the shortcom
ings of manufacturers. Hereafter we will carry nothing In
our atock but goods that are first-class in every respect. We
have a few stoves of Inferior make that we will dispose of at
cost or less. After that you will find nothing In our stock but the '
Superior Stoves and Ranges
If you are not seeking first-class goods save time and don't
come to us. We find that the best is hone too good for Astoria
people. It will pay you to watch the smoke of LAWS, the
Stove man.
THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY
527 BOND STREET - ASTORIA, OREGOH '
a;!i!iumttimuwuKtit
ENRAGED MAN
SHOOTS ANOTHER
Thought He Had Concealed His
WifeVictim Innocent .
of Charge.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Wife Forced to Leave Husband
, Because of Cruel Treatment
-XolAcquuiiitctlWUh .
Murdered Man.
SPOKANE, July 17.-Wlthout a
warning or apparent provocation, Gust
Anderson, a street railway employe.
tonight fired three abots into Edward
FagenKone, one of the proprietors of
the Wstd.n House.'' Fagerstone died'
i.nst.ntly. Both of the men were dele
gates to the Republican County coo- ,
ventlon tomorrow. Anderon had been
drinking and abusing his wife. She
fled and Anderson was evidently la
boring tinder the notion that Fager.
stone had concealed feer, though Mrs,
Anderson and friends of the murdered '
man fays that Fagerstone and the;
women were not even acquainted.
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APPOINTED BY SENATE.
To Decide as to the Need of Assist
ance of Cattle and Agricultu
' - ral Industries.
HAVANA July 17. The senate ha
appointed a committee to decide
whether the agricultural and cs&tto
industries of Cuba need assistance, and
if so, to devise means to aid them.
A loan of $4,000,000 to assist cane
growers is proposed and It Is also aug
mented thaf a bounty of S bepaid for
each cow imported Intn the Island.
REQUESTS AMERICA TO SETTLE.
NEW YORK, July 17. Bolivia has
decided to reque the good offices of
the United States to settle the Acre
question, says a Rio de Janeiro dis
patch to the Herald. This decision ia
much criticised here.
SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR" DEAD.
ZANZIBAR, East Africa. July 17.
Hamud Bin Mahomed Said, sultan of
Zanzibar, .lied this morning. The sal
tan had ruled since 1898, In which year
he wa placed on the throne by Great
Britain.
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KASEBAIX
NORTHWFST LEAGUE.
At Seattle Helena, S; Seattle,.".
At Tacotna Butte. 9; Tacoma, 1
At Spokane Spokane, Portland, L
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At . Boston Cleveland, 3; Boston, SL
At Washington Washington, ; De. -s
trolt, t
At Phfladelphla Philadelphia. i;i "
Chicago, 4. ( ,
At Baltimore Game, forfeited to. St.
Louts.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Cincinnati New York, ; Cincin
nati, i.
At St. Louis St. Louis, 10; Phila
delphia, .
At Pittsburg Pittsburg, g; Boston, t
1