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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSCCIATiOS. - r r- ,0 "'-"secu,: ""se, V. .... ONLY PAI'CH WD LISHED IN ASTORIA WITH ASSOCIATED PKI88 SKRVICB . . , LARGEST CIRCULA- Itat . AND TUC ADJOIMNU COUNTIES. , VOL. LV ASTORIA. OKEGON, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBEK I, 1(K)2. m 8 A SENT... everythinqwilTgo --PORTLAND OPENS UP 1 We are SOLE AGENTS Strousc dX Bros High Art Clothes Fine Clothing Union Made Clothing OF A $4.00 HAT N order to convince Gentle men of the superiority of our & ? & & & Fine Clothing I will present with every Suit and Overcoat above $15.00 any Hat in the house. We know that we have the BEST Garments made in America and we want you to know it also. Honest merchandise, worn by honest men and sold on honest principles & & & JL mm to observe the approaching holy days, October 2, 1 and It. ha received word from the assistant adjutant general that if soldiers of the Jewish faith make applfcatlon : to their respective commanding officers they can, no doubt, all be accommodated. Mayor Williams H us t Take a Back Seat to Public Opinion. PORTLAND, Sept. 30.-Cambilng lot machine and houses of Ill-fame are to be allowed to operate and to be regulated by the police through a res olutlon by the common coun.ll, If the resolution be adopted at the meet tomorrow afternoon, OOlclal circles were Jamd to their foundation yesterday by a hot meet ing of the board of police commission ers, when Mayor Wllllama declared that he waa willing to see the experiment tested for a time., The proposed plan wan vigorously opposed by Police Commlalon.-r Ladd, anj It In poible that he my resign If the proposal of the council gos through as la now Intended. The tent will be male to. morrow when Councilman Merrill will Introduce the resolution. The object of this resolution Is to ralss finances for the city In order that more policemen may be aonoint- ed and additions made to the Are de- partment. It promises to be a daring experiment, but according to report It will be given a fair trial. As to the feelings of the councilman on the subject It Is declared that there are more than enough pledged to sup port the resolution, even thousrh May or Williams should chansre his wind and veto the document. It is said that eight, or possibly nine, connctlmen are in r.ivnr of the step. If so they can carry their plans out without the as-sli-.tance of the mayor or even despite the opposition of the chief executive. ROOSEVELT WILL TRY TO END COAL STRIKE NEW YORK DEMOCHATtf. NEW YORK, Sept. .-For govern- oi law u. coler, of Kings. -.leutenam-governor-James N. Eul- er, of Oswego. Controller C. M. Heston, of Ulster. Secretary of state-Frank H. Mott, of vnaiaciuu. Atlorney-generat-John Cunnen, of Erie. E'ngineer-Rlchard W. Herman, of Oneida. Treasurer-b. J. Van Awben. f r.n. tario. Judge of court of Appeals-John C. Gray, of New York. This is the ticket promulgated! to night from the headquarters of gen- Kr Mill, it was the result of a long conference of the state leaders, in which Senator Hill and Hugh McLau ren took a leading part. The announcement of this tentative ueKet was received nnf:iv k .. throngs In the hotel corridor, and late rumors were circulated that when it came before the convention it rnisht noi siana. an of the rumors which prang up au-r the slate was an nounced was that Kings county was preDarea to holt and that several del egates would refuse to abide by the aecwon or vote In unit system, im portant news of the night from semi. omcial sources but lackina- authnri-,. Hon was that the committee on cre dentials to avoid further trouble woul seat the delegation headed by 'Viliiam S, Devery. ' President Sends Secretary Root to Ask Big Magistrate to fleet Him. School Books And all kinds of School Supplies. We liivs tbera u nstul. A fou of Tablels Jnst received, PRICES LOWEST. j GRIFFIN S REED niznzznxxirzznzznzznzzRZXZznzznxznzznzzi mm . FOR ttxxttxxoxxuxi FALL AND WINTER SUPPLIES I Of Groceries, Provisions, Etc., call on us, wo can M mvvo you money . , S Fisher Bros., 5450 Bond sr. 1 knnaxxnrtxxxxaxxmtixxxxnxxtaxiaxaxixxanMxx OVERCOATS... UNION WOMEN BAR SCABS. Will Sign riedge to Marry No Men Without Cards. ST. PAUL, Sept. JO.-The young vomn of the clerks' union have com Pleted arrangements for the organisa tion of a Girls' League In which every member will pledge herself to marry none but a union man, and to refuse absolutely to receive attentions from any but men with cards. FOR ALL AGES Your confidence in us and i our clothing will bo moro than ever justified this season when you seo the line of Hart Schaflnor A Marx overcoats we have gathered togctlxcr.foryour inspection and use. - ' ; The very htost stylos, made in the most perfect manner the tailoring art, and plenso the most fastidious drcssors, while the prices can not fail to satisfy the shrewdest buyer. Do yourself the avor to examine them. of will P, A, STOKES tmw M tj "rWENTIETHJcENru mtmmmaimttmmmmmttmtJimtimm:msmmttmmjmJtnmua LOW ItATES FOR HOMESEEKERS. ST. LOriS. Sent. JO.-The South western paswwnger bureau has promul gated the information relative to the olonlt rates for the Southwest The resohit'cn submitted to Interested lines provided that such rates should be ef fective for the second homeseekera date In October, Tuesday, the Jlst. and continuing until the-lnst date In April. 19(13. to be one way colonist rates am! !o be second class, not good In stand ard sleepers to be placed In effect from Kansas City, St. Louis. Memnhla or other Mlssixslppl or Missouri . river gateways as agreed upon a basis of one half of the present stnndadl one way rates plus 12, continuous passage, WASHINGTON, Sept. JO.-The coal strike and the situation that has re sulted from It was a subject of a con forence held at the, temporary White House today, at which the president, Attorney-General Knox. Sec retry Moo dy, Postmastr-General Payne and Gov ernor Crane, of Massachusetts, parti cipated. Every one connected with the conference was very reticent but it was learned that the president is much concerned over the matter. Just what action can be taken Is not known. The president today took an Inlative steo to asnertAln what if anything. could be done by the federal author ity to settle the oal strike. The re sult was a general expression of opin ion by the advisors of the president who were present, to the effect that the federal laws and rnnfltlintinn hm not afford means of federal Interfer ence to end the strike, but another con ference will be held tomorrow and the president will do all he can properly and legally jo bring about a settle ment. FTesMent Rooeevelt Is deeply con cerned over the situation. Many ap peal have been made to him and many suggestions have been received by him, and it was with a view to as certalning what power the federal au thority could evoke that caused the conference to be held. The general opinion of the advisors was that the situation did not present the case in which there could be any fsderal inl terference by any warrant of the law. The Impression prevails that the hurried visit of Secretary Rcot to New York was for the purpose of discussing with the leading business men of that city the situation with a view of bring ing the strike to an end. BANKER FISH IN. NEW YORK. Sept. ao.-f?urwMt Fitzgerald, on supplication of Mrs. Clemence S. B. Fish, widow of Nlchol as Fish who died recently, his" granted to the applicant letters of administra tion on the the estate of her husband. Mrs. Fish declared In her nHtn that her husband left an estate of about $275,000 in personal property. ; , ANOTHER LITTLE WAR. BRCNOUGH COMMITS SUICIDE '" asNBsassw '"' '-'-'' : Lieutenant Commander in United States Navy Overworked. NEW YORK, Spt. JO.-Lieutena- Commander William lironough. of tha United State navy, committed sulcida on the battleship Kjarsatfe today by blowing out his rains with a revolver. Friends of Commander Broaough be Hve that he was very much wotried over the manlWd duti-s of "hi5 do- sitlon as an executive officer, nhlth ate conceded to more arduos tha those of any other officer In the navy,' Purnell F. Harrington, captain of tha Brooklyn navy yard said: 'There Is an epidemiu of su'eid la the navy, as surely as there was ever an epidemic of fever. Such a thins may occur and cannot be explained." Commander Bronouirh entered tha Naval Academy in 1S7J. HOSPITALS WILL BE COLD NEW TORKr Sept. 3o-RevoIuHon. Ists under Galves have proclaimed at Zapury the independence of the terri tory or Acre and have declared w against Bolivia, cables the Herfcld's correspondent at Rio Janeiro. Inhabitants of the territory are sup porting the revolution. Many Boliv ians wno have been token prisoners nave been well treated. RAD IMMIGRANTS NOT WANTED. will He Turned From Canada unH Returned Whence They Came CANADA AND FRANCE. NEW YORK, Sept. SO. Premier Laurler of Canada Is expected to re. turn to London from Paris by the end of the week, says a Tribune disnatrh from London, With Canadian Minis. ter of Finance Fielding he Is maktn? errorts to complete arrangements to Improve trade relations between Can- ada and France. A previous confer ence while friendly and promlslnsr did not lean to practical results, Ex pianauons nave been exchanged and Sir Wilfrid Laurler, with Mr. FleMin behind him hopes to reach an under standing with the French government heror sailing for Canada to tha see. ona week of October. THE0S0PHIST3 MEET. vmuAuu, eept. 30. The seven- teenth annual convention of th American Section of the Theosophlcal society closed last night with an ad dress on "Steps to First Hand Know, ledge," by Charles W. Leadbetter. of London. Members of the new nr. ectitlve committee of the organisation are: -Mrs. Kate ritirrWtnn ri. .vii jrf V ID, Boston; A, G. Horwood, Toronto; R. A. Bumtt, Chicago; Mrs. I., t Hoatllng, San Francisco, and Alexan der Fullerton, New York. ENGLISH COAL RISES. NEW YORK, Sept. 80.-The Ameri can coal trike already has made an Imnresslon on the British cool market and If it continues for another six months householders in London will have to pay 20 a ton for fuel, says a Tribune dispatch from London. OTTAWA. Out.. Sent. 20.-Frnnlr P Sargent commlsslnner-general 0f m. migration of the United stm.. h. conferred with the Dominion official regarding the disposal of undesirable Immigrants who land on Canndlnn anil and later find their way to the United States. Frank Pedley, superintend ent of Canadian Immigration, assured Mr. Sargent that steps had alrea.iv been taken in the matter nnd that under an act passed by the lost ses- slon of parliament objectionable Imml grants would be turned back to the steamship lines for Immediate return to their port of embarkation. NEW YORK BANKRUPTCY. NEW YORK. Sent. SO. A neiltion in bankruptcy has been tiled bv Wal ter Stanton of this city to Dursw him elf of liability for the indebtedness of uomn Stanton, bankers, of which he Is Junior member. The firm failed In 1IM. Stanton's schedule Is accounted In bankruptcy courts . as establishing what Is akin to a financial record. It shows a liability of i4.158.S42 In one column and J5 as an asset offset In the other. In the liabilities he states that 13, 875 represents personal debts and the balance Is of the firm's con tracting. Of the liabilities I2.9S6.17S were secured, $878,889 unsecured and $291,830 contingent. ROUSE JOINS MILES. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. SO.-Henry C, Rouse of New York whose position s president of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad makes him a con spicuous figure tin rallroahd circles in the East haa arrived here. Presi dent Rouse said that his visit here had no significance, as he was traveling purely for pleasure. He comes to San Franclco to Join General Miles wfoom he will accompany to the Philippines. j VO FUEL EAST People are Burning Sidewalks and Canal Bridges. SEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Not a ton of anthracite coal can be had here at anv price, says a Rochester dispatch to the Times. Sidewalk Inspectors re port that In the outlying districts resi dents are tearing up the sidewalks and usinsf them for fuel. Altogether sev eral miles of plank walks have been pried up wilh crowbars and carried off. In some sections canal bridges have been strinned of nlankine. Piles of new lumber left on the streets for re pairs also have disappeared. PORTLAND BOY HURT. NEW HAVSN, Conn., Sept. 30.- uurtng football practice cf the Yale team today, Harry Rockwell, of Tort land. Ore., substitute quarter-back, received serious injuries and he will be unable to play again this season. HOFS GET HIGH. PORTLAND. Sept. SO.-Fonr- hi,n. dred bales of Lane cou ity hops were I pound. NEW YORK. SeDt M..Hnnital.' . this City are seriously threatened Kw" the scarcity of coal. The J. Hood: '' Wright hospital has only enough coal to last this week, while nr r.,.w. so fortunate as to obtain 240 tons a week ago-enough to last ' two months. St MarV wmii Children has practically no supply of steam coal and is using furnace coal of which it has about 25 ton. Pki- condlUon prevails at many other In stitutions. It was aaM t th. Af tha rY.n 1, k. . .... - -.. ualIUCB fepanraent that no real distress has been experienced la any of the city's charitable instil, -The price, ill aaaacite has -reaehe-" i oar some retailers are piddling out ' their small supply at $15 or $16 to old customers. Importation of Welsh. anthracite and French bMumlnoua can -in no way relieve the situation for tha few cargoes that have been landed are of little account There are only -about 8000 tons of this coal now nn ih. way but orders have been placed this wee for over 25000 tons. At taut . month is required, however, to flu th orders. The cost of Importing Welsh coal under normal conditions Is about $7. LITTLEFIELD TOURS WEST. OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. JO.-Con. aressman Charles E. UttiefleM Maine has arrived and is now resting; from the fatigue of travel. . Aft . few days he will start on a tour of th state in the interest of the Republican ticket. PORTLAND SUICIDE. PORTLAND, Sept . 30. -Despondent over ner continued 111 health, Mrs. El ecnor Bowman, the wife of E. M. Bow. man, cash'er of the Brunswick, Balke, Collender Company, this afternoon shot and killed heraelf with a revolver. LEVI MORTON'S DAUGHTER ILL. ' NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Accordtng to private advices received here the Duchess de Valencay, formerly Miss Helen Morion, daughttr of Mr. anil Mrs. Levi P. Morton, has been operat ed on for appendicitis at her home In Paris. She is reported to be out of danger. MIUC GOES UP. NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Milk has been advanced one-half cent a quart j at wholesale In this city. It Is under stood another rise will go Into effect In the near future. The increase was fixed by the Consolidated Milk Ex change. This is the third advance from summer prices, the first having been made on August 1 and tthe second on September 1. Th reason for the increase Is stated to be the hiah price of beef last soring At that time many farmers sold fat cattle they otherwise would have kept for milkifrg. .'.UUSiJCiJtXiJJyuiKUJJi; KilStiilliltttttttttflffll!??!" .iii!MM!imHwtMwMt THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PRKSIDENT BAER BLUFFS. NEW YORK. Sept JO.-PresI lent Baer was askel today If the would ly enough coal In this city to supply the Interests. "Oh, certainly," he said. 'This idea that there is going to be a scarcity of coal this winter is simply a scare. There ill be plenty of coal In New York before the cold weather." 'j -.fa? "I JR. -r JEWISH SOLDIERS MAY FAST. NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Rev, Dr. H. P. Mende.i president of the Union Orthadox Congregations of the United States and Canada who recently wrote to the war department asking that ar rangements be made whereby Jewish soldiers might be afforded opportunity The perfection in economical stove construction ''SUPERIOR" HOT BIwAST If r or sale in Astoria onlv bv the I ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY 8 Am ...a.'a PlBmfcers i Stearafitters i! 7