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I.! 1 ASTORIA PUBLIC 11BRARI ASSOCIATION- ,t 0'v '-'J Irkr 4 ASTORIA, ORFGON, SATURDAY. AtJfiL'ST 2:1, 1902. VOL. I.V NO. 47 NOT I a rani! CAN Clothing Talk? The Styles Speak Volumes! ES PRICES TALK! Quality Says Something! Our 'New Clothes are the Town Talk! Our Treatment Speaks For Itself! ' Our ONE PRICE System Does Its Own Talking! SUITS $10 to $27.50 ftii DUIABU J OREGON TIMBER FOR PANAMA CANAL To Be Vscd for Bulwarks and Will Mean Millions to . the Slate. f the HoilnllMt nartv for imvnrnnr nt i 'oloriido. The state convention oiJuty nominated Edward Hoy, louver, c.'J, rrovost, VI!or, and p. E, Moi rf-i. Iienvi-r, nil rntidldaii-i (or governor. Under Ilic ruh-s ct hl i;irty the nom ination were referred lo fhT loci) or KiinlratliiiiH for n vole. The count of the vote has proi-'.'il'd fur t,oiu;1i lo nhow that lioyre has li-n hs-n to head the ilrkct. BUY A DOZEN Of our IliunWino aivJ Artistic flounted and Matted Pictures O ntul ilmirato your lioiuo or your lniuh euttiigp. Sri! tlio Window lisliiy 5 GRIFFIN 6t REED 000040K0CK(000OK000000C00000 ,Ti::xx::xx:Jii:!ix::xinxiiu:ixixnix:iixixxxixsJXi::xii BRACES, BITS AND DRILLS 8 a 1 jj Fisher BrosM 546-550 Bond st. g rx::xx::xx!:xxMXXSXXixxinxxxx::xxt:xi!!Xx:;ixxx::xx::ixx3 A New LJne Just Received at sstt:unJ:,t::nf:::t::tmumtWtttatt:Jaal:sH:J::t:mt'.aaJtll, CLOTHING From the largest manufac turers 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 Goods Complete Stock. Call Early and make your se- lections. P. A. STOKES CARGO POR PACIFIC CARRIERS Atlantic KIiIjmmtn KiiileuvorlnK to Ai-runRi' Silii'iiie t Heiure tin Curr lug of MiiiilU'K. NEW VUiK, Auk. 22.-Referring to ttu) fart that the construction of the I'liiniiiii riiiml will necessitate the tninnpoitiitloti of hundreds f cargoes of coimtrui tlon material, f'Kid for workmen, etc., tin- Journal of Com mfirw says: Panama tiiwl Colon are for Hun ports, and there in nothlnj therefore to pre vent shipowner from competing at lo rate for nirrylng rmi l.-rSat. It In milil liy h representative "t iln- r.iiiiiiiin numl Intrrrsl thnt the material re nulred In tht coiitiiroi lion of the ciimil will cciiiilnly i-x'a 0..j' o. ln mMltloii in trnul upiIIh. TIiIh urn jtcri al will I'onnlKt vrry Inrgi'ly of jmint. Krmitt.-. Itimlwr ami iimrhliu-ry. Thf IuiiiUt will umloublHtly 'Oim jliimi-ly from orvgoii imd thut mttlon 'of tho country, nnj will not be mat ;tfr of much i-oncrn to ihlpownow on 1 1 hi Atlimtlc occult, hut In the cnf of 'cement, mom? mill mn hlmry, thw Item will he of treat Imiiorlnnee. nd com iiiiikIi hIIoiih have ttlrenily h n ent to lhi govenitnent tit WunhnlKton with :i view of welng If xom way cannot be declileJ upon whereby thin enor moim currying movement tan be con flnej to American hlp. It In proponed that 11 conxlructlon of the coantwiiie law could be mndo de claring the Mix mile tone on either tide of the canal to Ik? American territory, and thin would convert ranamn and Colon Into domcntlc irt!i. Thl mm, under the treaty with Colombia In nierlv to the fulled State, na Colom bia doen not rellnqulnh her aoverelgnty mid nome doubt l cxpreeit whether tho government need t'tereforc an nuine the pottN of I'anuma ami Colon without Incurring Internutlonul tom tillcHtlonK, Vnder the Mil an panned by rongrenn no reitrtctlon of the i ar rylng trade to American veiweln ran lie made., and American unlpowncr claim that they will not he able to meet the competition of forelun vea e In thli trade, for the reason that ,o large numlMT of fruit veMel are available for the nervlce, hugely NVr eKlall venneln., which tiring fruit north and have virtually no south liound cargo. These venneln would naturally be able to carry nouth bound cargoen nt ft much lower rate than could American vennelH. which must make their entire exiwiisoa on nouth hound cargoen and return north prac tically In ballnnt. cArt raw. okh with tiiain. Twenty Piiiwefu;' Are Kerlounly In jured, Three Fatally , KANHA8 CITY, Mo Aug. 22.-A utile car crowded wlt!t pannengern got nw iv from the grlpman at the top of thu nteep Nln'h atreet Incline tit the I'nlon ala'lon thhi evening and danh ed to the tKttO'n M a terrlffle r'd and crashed Into a train there. Tna nengera were hurlel In every direction and the grip car on the runaway train and the re.ir coach of the other train were reduced to n mann of twlnted iron and milliner. ' , W, t!. Taylor, the grlpman of the flrnt train wan killed, and at leant VI nernorm were nerlounly Injured, rx rhapn nix fatally. The iniur Bre: Mm. nln Joern, Kannan City, Win, C, fnderhlll. Knn-' nan City; J. T. Merrill, rviola. Kan.; Frank Mon-w, Kanian City;- John Shlprean, Kanaaa City; rs. II. Warner. MempHn. Teiin.; Prof. H. 11. Hich-in-ind, of William Jewell colhge, and rruiu'ln lilnhop Powern, of New York. NEGRO MURDERS HIS WHITE WIFE fieorjje Smith Shot His Wife in Left Breast Because of Jealousy. HAS CONFESSED HIS GUILT Att-niiUtiK to JEfttwpc He ICau InU the Anna of Police OJIlfi'r-Questionable Character. Mtl.l.Kin NOSK Iri INJfltKD, Proinlneiit Actor Kecelvea Accidental lllovv on thu I'rolioscln. BAN KHANCISCO. Aug. Ti. An ac cld-ntal blow on Henry Miller's none, Inflicted by Wlllmn CmirtllKh during the performance of " Camllle," at a lot nl theater on Wednesday night, cnuned the blood to (low. but at tthe time no nerloun damat:c wan nuppoted to have renulted. A careful examina tion, however, hnn nhow n that the none wan fractured In three place and Mr. Mllhr In now obliged to wear hollow plugn In each nontrtl. IifSi: TO AI'PKAIt IN THK WEST. Manager to I'repare Tour for til- Fu tnouH Actresit. NK WYnHK. Aug. 22.-Plgnora KI eonor I'une will probably noon be In troduced to the public of the Puciflc jcoat and later go to Australia. Sh him never appealed west of the Mis Inlnslppl. Iter agcnls in New York havu ijust received a letter from the uctrena jaulhorixlng them to arrange nuch u , tour. NOT PF.HMITTKD TO LAND. Will Inventlgate In Reference to Al lowing 3iH) Chinamen to Land. SAN KHANCISCO. Aug'. ::. -Advice from Wanhlngton ntate that the treas ury department him' count rmanded the order permitting the landing of 300 Chinese aailort on the at earner Gaelic, which, it In alleged, are to be transferred to the Korea. Collector of th Port Stratton has-been Inatructel to make n full Inventlgatlon of the matter. On receipt of hla re port the tre.inury department wll take further action In the cane. HAHTFolUi C.KKETS PHKSIOKNT. Workmen Prenent Him With Large I Floral Piece. J HAnTFOUD. Conn., Aug. 22. Pres ident P.oo.cvlt'n slop was marked by great enthusiasm and he showed hi llileasiire of the reception here. To Pres ident Hoosivclt, the feature of the day wan the presentation of a large i floral piece by worklngmen. Ilariford Iwa.i In gala dress to welcome the pres ident. Th" weather was perfect and ! there was not a hitch to mar the pro jceckines. I ! WK.W.THY CATTLK KING PHOT. 'cattlemen Quarrel Over Possession of j fiibriimk'd Cattle. I GUAM Jl'NCTION, Colo.. Aug. 22. ! Charles SlelKr. n wealthy rattle man 'was shot and killed today by Joseph llanis, on the Little Polores river. iThe men became involved in a dispute as to ownership of sonic unbranded Icattlc. PORTLAND, Aug. Zl.-Jealouny ctuaed " Little " Oeorge Smith, colored. jto murder hla white wlfa at :30 to day In a cheap lodging house at Sec ond imd Couvii, by ntnJIng a bullet .through her left breast. In trying to 'make hln escape he ran Into the arma of Officer Kltzmlller, and waa lodgfd In Jul! a Bhit time afterwards. The nquest will be held thla evening at i o'clock. ''arl Quail was standing at the cor ner of Second and Couch and saw Smith crossing the street toward the lodging house over the Boston saloon where the wife roomed. She has been separated from Smith of late, and had rented the room a couple of daya be fore. Smith muttered something about a white . and that he would fix her. At that time Officers Roberta and Kltzmlller were patrolling their beats near at hand A few se.MiJ after Smith crossed the street a shot rang out. Smith ran out of the place and the alarm was given. ottleer Roberta went straight to the scene, and Kltzmlller lined up along Flanders street to head off the mur derer. Smith ran throueh Olsen's aa- 4in and said that he had killed his wife and was going to commit sui cide. Young Olsen made himself scarce, not knowing but that Smith might send a shot in his direction. The latter ran from the place and ran into Officer Kltzmlller. " Where are you going?" said the of ficer, grabbing him. ' I heard a shot,' answered Smith, 'and I believe some one shot my wife." The officer told him he had better corn! along and they would go where the shot was fired and aoe about it. Vpon Smith was a revolver with one chamber containing an empty shell and all the others loaded. By the time they reached the saloon the .wo man was dead. The pulse was slight y fluttering when Officer Roberts jeach'-d the room. She was shot in the left breast and was lying on the led at the time. The handcuffs were j laced on Smith, and he was taken Ito headquarters. He made several wild statements to the captain, one 'of them to the effect that his uncle had murdered his wife. Coroner Finley was summoned and the body of the wjman removed to the morgue-. The victim is evidently about 27 years old. She was legally married to Smith about three yei.-s ago. It Is THOMAS IHsNlKS IMPLICATION. And Says He Knows Nothing About the Power Case. NEW YOTIK. Aug. 22,-Edward 11. Thomai who is at Saratoga,- when in terviewed concerning the statement of Attorney Lamb liv thu Peter Power Mitt that he (Mr. Thomas) was one of those behind Lamb In the Northern Securi ties case, is quoted by the Herald as saying; "I wish to deny that In the most positive manner possible. There is no quibble about my denial. The allega tion is wholly false. v I never saw Mr. Lamb !n my life until a couple of days ago, though I recall seeing his name in the papers. He has apparently tried to bring as many names as he could, I don't understand anything about the Peter Power case. SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. DENVER, Aug. 22,-Edward Boyce, former president of the Western Feder ation of Miners, will be a candidate LICENSI SKA OFFICERS WILL ORGANIZE I'NION. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22. Licensed officers of sailing vesels have decide., to organize an association to create and maintain a standard of wages .Mid to secur a betterment of the con ditions of sailing masters and males. The organisation will be similar to the exlsitlng Association of Masters and Pilots of Steam Vessels. ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK. EL PASO. Aug. 22.-Willam li. Schwartz, engineer, was killed, and Ijesse Hammer, fireman, was probably fatally injured In n wreck of a freight train Inst night near Sierra Blanca. Texas. said she formerly lived near Forest Grove. For the last year or so she has been in the rrlbs of the North End. Some time ago she left her hus band, claiming that he abused and .beat her. Smith has a bad reputation among the police. He has been up for vag rincy a number of times, and was once convicted of robbery. Several shady affairs were believed to have been the result of his work, but It prove dif ficult to get positive evidence. MAKES A CONFESSION. Within an hour after his arrest Smith sent word to the chief of po- illos that he would make a full free confession of everything concerning the crime to the chief and no one else. The murderer was taken Into the chief's office, where he was closeted for a long time reciting the details of the crime and the reasons that com pelled him to tnkc the woman's life. He said he meant to kill the woman. BAKER CITY WAREHOUSE BURNS BAKER CITY, Aug. 22. -The ware house of Patterson Epi'lr.ger was destroyed by .Ire mis afternoon, Ihe building was full of new furniture. William Whiteside and II. L. Allen were severely burned. Loss, $7000. RAIN EXTINGUISHED FOREST FIRES. WALSENBERG. Colo., Aug. ' 22.- Forent flies on Greennmn nave oeen extltiKulshed by the rains. QUARREL OVER A WOMAN. Major Mlrkow Hacked to Pieces by Cavalry sword. LONDON, Aug. 22. It Is reported from Sofia, Bulgaria, that two Bulga ria nofflcers, Major Mlrkow and Cap tain Zembrimlntch quarreled In the streets of that city about a woman. The encounter ended In the death of Mirkow, vho was literally hacked to pieces by a cavalry sword In the hands of the captain. TOTAL DARKNESS CAUSED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTION. CASTRIES, Island of St 'Lucia, Aug. 22. Officers of the steamer Da- home, which arrived today,' report ft swere eruption of Mont Pelee yester day. The eruption was followed by total darkness liv? tnllis from the vol cano. It was zo minutes before It again became light. SAILOR IMPRISONED WTIHOUT TRIAL. French Consul" Has Authority to Im prison for Offense Committed on Steamer. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-Henrl Dldller, a sailor, was removed from the French ship Sacoa by the United States marshal and Imprisoned in the city jail, where he will serve an eight day sentence, without having had a trial In any court in the United States. Dldller Is ImprUonsd in accordant with the provisions of the French con sular convention fo W3, which gives French consuls authority to imprison for offenses committed on French ves sels. This la the first Instance in which this authority has been exercised in this port. MINES FORCED TO SUSPEND OPERATION Company Asserts That the Men Were in Constant Danger of Strikers. GOVERNOR MAY SEND TROOPS Workmen of Colliery anil Wash er) Which Kesunied Opera tion Itefuae to Work Without Protection. POPULISTS CONVENE. Decide to Place the State Ticket In the Field. TOPEKA, Kas.. Aug. 22. The mid dle-of-the-road Populist convention ad journed today after deciding to put a state ticket In the Held. The initiative and referendum method of choosing a ticket will be used and the nomina tions will bo hied within a month. . MURDERER SUICIDES. Body Found Hanging In a Barn Near Scene of the Crlnw. RUSSEVILLE, Ky., Aug. 22,-Hugh Marshall, the man accused of murder ing Miss Ida Vlck last Wednesday, was found today banging In a barn, about a mile from the scene of the crime. It Is thought he killed himself. SITUATION IS NOT CRITICAL. General Chaffee Makes Inspection of Southern Islands. MANII.A. Aug. 2!.-General Chaffee returned to Maiila from a tour of the Southern Islands. He has not taken any decisive action against the Moros of Mindanao. ' He reports the situa tion there as uncertain but not critical. WILKES BARRE, Pa., Aug. 22. The Butler washery and the Dodge (colliery of Die Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company, In which oper ations had been recently resumed, were closed today by striking miners. At the Butler washery the men march ed out in a body. They assert that all last night strikers In ambush kept up a continuous fire on the washery' and shed In which the workmen slept. Not being afforded sufficient protection the men say they decided to suspend operations. Eighty workmen had been employed at the Dodge colliery, and the strik ers prevailed upon them to leave the workings. , TROOPS TO GUARD MINES. T AM AQUA, Pa., Aug. 22.-Today the . minew-orkers sent a petition to Gov ernor Stone asking that the troops be recalled. It is rumored that the Le-1 high Coal A Navigation Company is preparing to mine coal under the pro-v tectlon of troops. The officials refuse . to affirm or deny the report COAL FAMINE IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Ang. 2f.-Anthraclte coal advanced to $9 a ton here today. This is a. Jump of Jl a ton Blnce WedaesA day. Coal stocks are so nearly de Dieted that even at this rate, the grail-. ually Increasing demand cannot be met. EMBEZZLED CLUB'S FUNDS. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-Henry Detwiller, formerly secretary of the Union League club, of Philadelphia, was arrested here today on a warrant accusing him of embezzling funds of the club. Detwiller admitted that he took $4W0 of the club's monej. WILL NOT ENTER INTO MERGER. ATLANTA. Aug. 22.-John Skelton Williams, president of the Seaboard Air Line, makes a positive denial that his road will enter Into a merger with the other Southern roa'ls under the control of J. P. Morgan. $5S,000 FOR BENEFIT OF SLAVS. H.VZLETON. Pa., Aug. 22. Anton Ambrose, president tf the National Slavonic So.Moty. today gave each Slav of the town $5 for relief purposes. Am brose said he had $T.S,000 for distri bution amemg them. FAILURES FOR THE WEEK. NE.W YORK. Aug. 22. Dun's Re view says: Failures for the week are 207 in the United States against 205 last year. ONE THOUSA- r IDLE. Reverhatory Building Destroyed by Fire at Butte. BUTTE, Aug. 22. The reverbatory building at the Butte reduction works was destroyed by fire this afternoon. toss $30,000. The loss of tb re aba tors will necessitate the closing down of three mines and the smelter. About 100 men will be out of employment for two months. . BASEBALL . NORTHWEST LEAG'TR. At Butte Butte, 4; Portland, 7. ' At Helena Helena, 4; Seattle, 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Cincinnati Cincinnati, 8; Phila delphia, 2. At Chicago Chicago, 2; Hoaton, 5. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 14; Brook lyn. 2; (second) Pittsburg, 7; Brook lyn, 1. - , AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Baltimore Baltimore, 2; Detroit, At Philadelphia Philadelphia, 12; St. Louis. 4. At Cleveland Cleveland, S; Boston, 1. At Washington; 'vVashington, 6; Chi cago, 9. E PLURIBUS UNUM it ifl Lfn'iV in' t iy': ' THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY Plumbers and Steamfittcrsr 527 BOND STREET - ASTORIA. OREGON