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- I !, KvKy 4 0 0fII VOL. I.V ASTORIA. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 0, 1902. NO. 35 Ik itti:tiifit)uiit!i!!iniHiuiini::!ntnini:!it:ii:inxi!tit:i:titti:!ini ALL, AT HALF PRICE :nxta::maMxaxHXMxnxais:xai:;BiKxniKiniKxr.R?xux::ii::ini ?00000000000000OKOfO0OWO00400 BUY A DOZEN Of our Ifandminc ond Artistic Hounted and Matted Pictures nud dccornto your home or your loach cottngo. Soo tlio Window Display I GRIFFIN ;Txnxi::xx:Jxxttxxaxxxxixnxixxnxx::xx:txx::xxKXixi::xiwx' BRACES, BITS A New L,!ne JwHt Received i Fisher Bros.9 iinrr!:iit:iinrr5:nnxi::xit:ixxxt:xi::iii:ix:!xi!:ii::xa::ii::i2 CLOTHING From the largest manufactu rers of up-to-date clothing in America. We are JUST OPENING UP A Large Shipment of the Smart est Clothing ever displayed in the City of Astoria. IT'S FOR SALE and will go rapidly at the low prices asked. .Hats, Shoes, Fur nishing Goodsr Complete Stock. Call Early and make your selections. P. A. STOKES STRAW HATS yhinanlll&i & REED AND DRILLS 540-550 Bend sr. WILL USE FORCE IF NECESSARY Captain Roschill Insists Upon Landing on Marcus Island. PROPOSES TO LAND AT NIGHT Hhlp Well Niilit With Manner Kllle hii.1 Will ICuIhc Amer t un Flog and Then Defend It. HONOLULU, Aug. 2.--Accordlng lo the Honolulu nifn who te interested In the Ma.'.'H lrl.nl gwwj expedi tion, agulnst which Japan has tnt war vessel as reiwted by the last ad vice received here from the Blates, the vessel which left hert for the ll 11 ml carried a complement of Mauiwr rifles, i ml her ruptuln hnd instruction from the company lo plant the Amer ican flag on the Inland and to keep tt flouting until compelled to haul It down. Cupula A. A. Rosehlll, the dis coverer of the Inland, who left hi claim to It on a coeoanul tree on Marru In 1SW, Is In command of the exttditlon. Th company's claim In bad on his title, which Is on record with the state department at Wash ington. No Intlmntlon that th veel left hero with any arm on board vai giv en out until the news waa received that the Japanese government hnd laid claim to the Island, and had din patched a wnr vessel there, Colonel Thomas Fitch then made public the Instructions given to Captain Rosehlll, which, while designed to prevent any conflict, were Intended to compel the the Jupunese to allow the American to land, or use force to drive them away, HONOLULU, Aug. t-Captaln Rose hlll' Instruction from the company aro to Inform the Japanese on Mar cus Island that hie exnedltlnn l a peaceful one, for the purjoe id mak ing a scientific Investigation of the value of the guano deposit of the Ul nnd, and to attempt to make a peace ful landing. In the event that tha Japanese Mill refuse to allow him to lund. Rosehlll la to null away out of litht of tha Island and return under over of darkness, land an armed force and raise the American flag, and keep It up till it In torn down by a superior foric. At the dame lime ttu runt,, in was told to avoid a conflict In every way possible. In the event of his encountering a Japanese war vesl, the commander of the Islant and the expedition ivas to present his wdentlals as the dis coverer of the Island and the agent of the Marcus Island Guano Company, and to auto that the object of th expedition was to make a scientific ex amination of the Island for the com pany. If :he Island was found to be of value, the matter of ownership was to be referred to the I'nlted States and Japanese governments. If the war vessel's officers still refused to allow landing, captain Rosehlll was In structed to start ashore with an un armed fo in a hoat Hying the Amer ican flag, and to m:ik a landing and carry out the purposes of the expe Ution unless physically restrained. It Is thought that the schooner com manded by Roschill. the Julian E. wnaien, nna arrived there by this time, and that the Japanese war ves sel was there first. The Whalcn has on board a crew of nine men and a cook, with Taxidermist W. A. Bryan, of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and T. F. Sedgwick, of the United States Agricultural Station, who toes to make an examination of the guano deposits. According to Filch there ore Mausers and ammunition for all on board the schooner. BRYAN SAYS HE WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT aUBSM MUSCATINE. la., Aug. l-WHllam J. Brvan settled for all time the ru mors that he will be a candidate for president In 1904 In an Interview to day. ' "I will not be a candidate for nresl- dent In 1S04," said Bryan, "While I would not promise never to be a can didate again under any circumstances have no plans looking to the fu ture nomination for any office." THEATRICAL MANAGER DIE3 OF HEART TROUBLE. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. .-Alfred Elllnghouse, the theatrical manager, is dead, after several months' Illness from heart trouble. He was 89 yours of age and was a partner of Helby. Optienhelmcr In tht management of the California theater, gome years ago he was associated with L. R. Htoikwell in the management of the Columbia theater and hnd also been connected with the Alhambra theater and other amusement enterprises. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AP PROVES LATINO OF CABLE. Proposal Will Receive His Signature and Be Bent to Congress !n December. OYSTER BAT, Aug. .-Beveral months ago the Pacific Commercial Cable Company sought nermlssion from the executive branch of the gov ernment to lay a Pacific cable from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Guam, to China, there to connect with the Iirltlsh cable to the Philippines. President Roosevelt referred the sub ject to Attorney General Knox. The result of the Investigations and his conclusions Oeneral Knox presented to President Roosevelt In a verbal form, the papers In the matter having been laid before the president. Pres ident Rossevelt approved of the amended conditions and so far as the executive branch of the government Is concerned the company may pro ceed with the work of laying the ca ble. The conditions as approved by Pres ident Roosevelt are regarded as par ticularly favorable to the government and It Is believed that with the en dorsement which he will give the prop osition kt his message In December, that congress will ratify the condi tions without a serious delay. SUSPECT MAN WAS MURDEItED. Body of Young Man Found In Mama roneck Bay. NKW YORK, Aug. .- badly de composed body was founl In Mama roneck Bay. Long Island Sound. It was that of a young man, well dressed. Around the neck was vtracped a sma'l valise filled wllh machinists" tools. A ticket dated July 31. fr one r.f the Fall River llnt-, wa f.-.und In the clothing, tut all i.hr m-Mnj of Iden tification failed, owing to the condi tion of the body. The coroner exprese ed the hel'ef that :he man Jjinped overboard from a steamer but it was quite evident that he was not a ma chinist i Therefore the presence of the tools was unexplained and many persona who saw the body li.dined to the murder theory. APPROVE PLANS FOR IM PROVING SANTA FE. L03 ANGELES. Aug. 8. It has been given out from the office of General Manager Wells that on account of the unusually heavy earnings of the San ta Fe Company during the past year President Ripley's "plans for improv ing different parts of the system hnd met the approval of the directors. These plans Include the rebuilding of 176 miles of track In California. Ari zona and New Mexico. The Santa Fe coast lines will be torn up and the f5 pound rails replaced by S3 pound steel. This will Include the mnln tracks from San Francisco to Albu querque and from Los Angeles to Bar stow. NOTIFY RAILROAD OFFICIALS REDUCTION ON GRAIN. CHICAGO, Aug. 8. -Traffic officials of the Chicago, St, Paul lines receiv ed notice today that the Great North em and Northern Pacific would re duce the grain rates from all the Northwest territory to St. Paul, Minn eapolls and Duluth, to take effect I5"'! tembcr 1. It is announced the reduo tlon will net two cents per 100 pounds.. The traffic officials concerned were given to understand that they would be Invited to a conference at which the new grain tariffs would be dis cussed. SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. ASHLAND. Ore., Aug. J.-Forest fires are raging In the Slsklylu moun tains In Beaver, Hungry- and Grouse Creek mining regions and is doing much damage to timber. The reports connect their origin with a bitter feel ing against the timber land locators who have thickly entered that region and file J notices of location on thou sands of acres of land, all of which is claimed to be mining land. HORSEWHIPS NEIGHBOR. Trouble Arose Over Cattle Breaking Into Hayfleld. BAKE RCITY. Aug. S.-Dr. H. E. Curry, a prominent citizen, was ar rested this afternoon charged with as sault with a whip on Bob Allen, while using a deadly weapon to prevent Al len from resisting while the whipping was administered. The trouble which lead up to the gun play was a quarrel between neighbors over their cattle breaking into a bay field. EDWARD READY TO BE CROWNED London Is Again Arrayed for the Coronation Cere monies. IS IN EXCELLENT HEALTH Ceremony Will Be Greatly Cur tailed-Grant Booth Per uiiftHion to Wear Uniform. LONDON, Aug. s.-The eve of the coronation of King Edward VII. was marked In London by large crowds which wandered through :)ie streets. The brilliancy of the illumination held the visitors to the city to spell bound that vehicle traffic became tr.ore and more difficult as the night rore on. Until a very late hour the stand speculators did a thriving business. Many thousand who walked through the streets exhibited unmistakable signs of their Intention to stay up all nlpht In hope of securing a free coign of vantage from which to view the procession. King Edward passed a nusy day at Buckingham Palace and did not ap pear to the public. At a late hour to night he was reported as feeling quite strong and looking forward to the ceremony without the slightest mis giving. Acting upon medical advice Lord Salisbury had obtained the king's per mission to absent himself from the ceremony. One of the most curious Incident of the coronation will be ihe appearince of the uniform of the Salvation Army In the Westminster Abbey, Bramwell Booth has been appointed to attend the ceremony. Booth wrote to King Edward requesting permission to wear the uniform of the Army. This per mission his majesty readily eave. The exodus of the society people from London has caused many vacan cies among the allotted seats in the abbey. These have been given to of flclais of the governmental depart' ments. The crowds already line the whole route of the procession, which has been closed by police to wheel traffic. Troops are marching and taking up positions. There was an unusual celebration on the stock exchange before the closing hour this evening. An orchestra had been stationed In the balcony. All the ilectrlc lights were turned, on and the orchestra played the national anthems, which all members of the exchange Joined In singing. PYTHIANS START FOR THE WEST SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-San Francisco is In gala attire and ready to welcome the Knights of Pythias, thousands of whom are now on their way hero to uttend the grand con clave of their order. Eighteen feeial imuis, consisting ot '' eoacnes, are expected to arrive over the Southern Pacific by the Ogden route not later than midnight Sunday. Others will come via Los Angeles and several from the North. The railroad officials es timate that the special trains will bring more than one fourth if the wnoie numoer that are expected to take advantage of ..he low rates of fered. William D. Kennedy, of Chicago, re corder of the supreme tribunal is al ready here, but the Chicago di legation is not expected before Sunday morn ing H. C. Warlelgh, of Utah, giand keeper of records and" seal, Is also among the early arrivals. NAVAJO INDIANS IN NEED. DURANGO, Col., Aug. 8. -The Nav- ajo Indians have never been In such misery as now since 1S6S, when Kit Carson had them rounded up in a cor ral at Defiance. The extreme heat and Irouth In the Navajo country have ruined the ranges, and ponla, cattle und sheep and goats are starving by scores dally. The Indians have had little else than horse meat to tat for some time, and unless the govern ment will come to their aid, they must starve during the coming winter, as they will be thrown .ipon their blan ket Industry alone, and this has never been done much for their subsistence. IRISH LANDLORD TRUST. LONDON, Aug. 8. On a motion providing for the third reading ot the appropriation bill In the house ot ommons today, T. P. O'Connor (Irish Nationalist) made a brief fighting speech In which he re-aired the griev ances of Ireland, especially vigorously denouncing Sergeant Sheridan, whom he described as a perjured villain, who. while In the Irish constabulary, falsely convicted innocent person. Mr! Connor strongly denounced the gov ernment for Us refusal to extradite Sheridan from his retreat at Lowell, Massachusetts. George Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, declined to further discuss the Sheridan case, but promised that if Irish landlords combined and re sorted to such practices as boycotting and intimidation he would take much pleasure In summoning the offender before magistrates. STRIKERS ATTEMPT TO 1VJUP.E WIFE OF NON-CVfO'J Wit Husband Compelled to Work o Kep Family From Starving. SHENANDOAH, Pa., A-.g. -To day General Gobln r.-civ.i a sympa thetic letter from the wife of a r.on unlon workman In widen she tells of the treatment accorded her by the strikers. Rocks had been thrown through her windows anl ere nifcht a shot was fired at 1st. He- fcuil rnd was compelled to work to keep tbem from starving. General Gobln learned t.iat the wo man was 111 and it -as decided tt at she be taken to the Pitts vllle hospi tal. The general ordered a plutoon of cavalry to make a demoast.-atlon in that setclon and to escort the woman and child to the railroad s'ailon. This was done. TRAFFIC AGREEMENT ACCEPTED CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The Dally News announces that by what is known as the "traffic agreement" a close alli ance has been entered Into between the Milwaukee, and St Paul railway and the Missouri Pacific system, one rep resenting the Rockefeller interests and the other the great Southwestern rail way of the Goulds. By the alliance the former company will secure a direct line to Salt Lake City and the Missouri Pacific will gain the direct entrance into Chicago. It is under stood that the "traffic agreement" is entered into rather than the direct consolidation for fear of the Interrup tion similar to that experienced by the Northern Security Company. WOODMEN CHOOSE OFFICERS. CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., Aug. . Among the officers elected by the head camp of Woodmen of the World were the following: F. A. Falkenburg, of Denver, bead consul. C. V. Cooper, Portland, head banker. N. O. Baldwin, of Pomeroy, Wash., head escort. Dr. C. E. M. Loux, of Poeotello, Wa., head watchman. A. D. Stlllman, of Pendleton, Ore., head manager. IRON WORKERS TO STRIKE. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S.-The ex ecutive-board of the structural Iron workers union today voted to order a strike of all employes of the Amer ican Bridge Company throughout the Country for the enforcement of the wage scale In the Philadelphia dis trict Over 5000 men will be affected. MINISTER TO ARGENTINA. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. W. H. D. Haggard, the British minister here. has been appointed minister to Ar gentina, says a Herald dispatch firm Caracas, Venezuela. QUERITA VINCENT EXPIRES. SAN FRANCISCO, Aut. S.-Miss Querlta Vincent the well known vau deville actress. Is dead In this city of consumption. E PLURIBUS UNUM THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY Plambers and Stearafltters, !! 527 BOND STREET TRACY'S BODY IS IN PORTLAND Men Who Caused Him to Kill Himself Keep Guard.Over Remains. REFUSE TO EXHIBIT PUBLICLY Body Will Not be Displayed alem-Faiuous Winchester -, Itifle Will Be Giren to Governor Geef . PORTLAND, Aug. 3. -The body ot Harry Tracy rests tonight -n a bag- sage truck at the Union depot here. guarded by three of the men who a.os ed him to kill himself. The body Win be taken to Salem in ihe "morning: The guards have with them tUe famous 30-50 rifle that Tracy carried while a fugitive. It will be fiven lo Gover nor Oeer. NO PUBLIC EXHIBITION. SALEM. Aug. 8. When !t was beard that the body of the convict -murderer Tracy was to be brought lo Salem, nu merous demands were i.-wdo upon tha state officials to allow it to be brought down town and placed 'a one of tha morgue, where ruch persons as n Ight wish to do so uld vier it There was an Inclination on the spur ot the moment to accede to the re quest But upon mature consideration the idea became repugnant to Gover nor Geer and Superintendent Lee, and it was determined that no public ex hibition of Tracy's body should be al lowed. This determination was gladly welcomed by a large portion of the population the city, who felt that it would be a mistake, to say the least, io satisfy the morbid eurioulty which would seek to be gratified by such grewsome and loathsome sight a th corpse of a human wretch to stained with blood of Innocent humanity that God would not allow any other hu- man hand to be tolled by his death. NOVEL WAY TO RAISE FUND FOR THE MINERS. NEW YORK. Aug. 8.-National Or ganizer Joseph Lord of the National Building Trades Council, will go to Wllkesbarre tonight to discuss with the officials of the mlneworkers plana for raising funds for the striking min ers from the general public of this city. A suggestion has been made t bring here a large number of the wives and children of the miners and let them parade through the street,. BASEBALL NORTHWEST LEAGUE. At Portland Portland. S; Tacoma, L At Helena Helena, 8; Butte, 8. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At St Louis Boston, 8; St. Louis,. At Cleveland-Cleveland, B; Philadel phia, 4. At Detroit Detroit, 2; Baltimore, 8. At Chicago Washington, S; Chica go, 2. . NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Brooklyn Brooklyn, t; St. Louis S At New York Chicago, 8; Nesr York, 0. At Philadelphia-Pittsburg, 6; Phil- . adelphia, 4. . . .., ' At Boston Boston, 10; Cincinnati, S. ASTOFlA.cGREGOM 3 ! . :J .