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wr', I. t !K'.; - I, fit. ';lc'-iX.2 i:; v;ip , 7;,, Cn nJ ru M wiilh,,!:,,,:;;'' u -X cifensa ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. v. 'IClObro.vri,' ID 0 ONLY PAPER PUB LISHED IN ASTORIA WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS M.RVICB , . . LAROEST CIRCULA TION IN CLAT50P AND THE ADJOINING COUNTIES . ..... VOL. LV ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1902. 7iO. 139 1 mm WHAT TO vurwe Last weeK we spoke of our ex elusive makes of Smoking Jackets We now wish to refer to suit cases Umbrellas . and Hatsi either may be selected now .be fore the rush and exchanged aft er Xmas if necessary. We take pleasure In pleasing customers. Then there are such suitables for Xmas presents as Dress or Everyday Shirts, of which we have a splendid variety. Sweaters, Ncckwenr, Glove, Hosiery and Silk mid Linen Handkerchief, plain mid initiulod. Warm Underwear w always nceej'tnblt, and so ore Hots. Of course, finite 'and' Overcoats nro at Wise's 8 nowhere elo of the choicest designs and makes, es pecially Strouss Bros.. "High Art" gentlemen's gar men to and the 0. K, & H. fine clothes. , Want something pleasing? Wiso has it. WMOft THE RELIABLE -) OIR CHRISTMAS GOODS Are arriving and will be ready for Inspection In a few day. We will, aa usual, have the Inrgcet and newest stock of Holi day goodt In the city. Musical Instruments and Pictures 1 BOOHS AND STATIONERY Our Prices Cannot Be Beaten, Quality Considered J. N. GRIFFIN I SUCCESSOR TO (litlFFIN & KEKI BEE HIVE STORE NEWS I Special Prices This Week en ladies9 and Children's Furs Girls' White Aprons la Eight Dlllcnat Dainty Sfyles 25c to J31.4 0 Tfcty an tb Prettiest Aprooi Wi Have Seta Ladles' Waits ftgsltn Underwear Lace Corset Covers . BOc to Ol.SO jniim Our $1 Kid Gloves! Per the Holiday Trade Are Oueraeteed The Very Best I Oar Customers All Indorse Tbli Statement Ladies' and Men's Slippers X la High Novelties ' Ladies and Chlldrens' Coats Cheaper Thai Cliewhere . f e1 MUST EITHER PAY CLAIMS OR FIGHT European Powers' Presnt llti - malum to South Ameri Can Republic. HAVE NO WISH TO COERCE Preaeiit Action Taken IlevntiHe of I'eratateiit liiKtiltlnjr Indif ference to All; For mer DciiihikIm, LONDON, Dec. .-Cret Britain and Germany have presented an uttlmatutn to Venezuela, which will be followed up by a aelxure of the customs unless atlfattory settlement la forthcoming wl hln a brbf period. The ultimatums have a time limit but, the exact date cannot be .ir.-ertalned here. The forest office slate, with regard to the limit r "It ! a reasonable time In which Veneiuela run satisfy the Injured government. I'oth notes aw prnt'tlcally Identical, although amounts of the claim differ. The notes mi-rely retl'.erate the dlerrgardb y the Vcnc sucliin government of all our represn (lUvce, specify Uieir claim and do iimnd Initredlute action on Uie part Of President Castro's goverrnment In ronnwtl'in thnv(h." The foreign office further aaye: 'There la not the slightest dealre to coerce Venezuela and If any anewer had bt-n nale to our repeated pro teeta anj demand no auch action aa now tnki-n would be proceeded with. It wtta the teniltennd Iniuultlng die rerard to all representative alien which compelled ua to move. It 1 now too lutd In the day tor anything but purely dlploinatlc arrrthgementa for the e.itlofiullon of our Injurlea When tleeta have annombhil th?re I ecarcely time to deal with 1-nnVem and financial ett!i.'inMit, which should have bevit augttat.d long ago and would have been welcomed by both Germany and ourselves. However any bon.i ilde urorHWltlon will receive cartful nttoiitlon. Ueconxiructioit In commercial affair is always better than liquidation and If a reeiinstru tion of the Venezuelan finance can be nrrnmpllehed to the satisfaction of diplomatic claim and Individual loxeea both Cicrmany and 3rent Britain wilt have achieved their ends. MINISTERS OVKRRtOE DIPLOMATIC PRKCEl'ENTS Indignation At Action of European . Representatlv is Consider the Affair a Bluff. CARACAS, rwc, 8. -The Hiitlish mln islcr, W. D. Hugglna and German Charge IVAffalrs, Von Pllg.lin-Baltaaai left Caracas this afternoon tor ha Ouayra where Minister Haggard went on board the Brltitdt cruiser Retribution and Herr Von rtlgTlm-Baltnsal board ed the German cruiser Vlnettl. Both British and German legations have been closed. Testerdny afternoon the British mln Inter and the German charge d'Affuirs mopped at the private residence of Foreign Minister Lopei Barralet, and prvscntcd their scturate denmnds, the British demand b.Mng for a settlement of claims and other matters Reining out Of the lust revolutions and the Cerman demand being for a payment of the In terest on German louna and other claims. The demands are without any specification as to the time given for an answer, but they are In the form of an ultimatum. The ministers left Carucaa without previously notifying the Yenexuellan government, probably In order to avoid any hostile demonetratlon. The handing In of the demand of such a nature ut the private resilience of a minister, forgetting all diplomatic rules Is believed In lomo quarter to be with out precedent. The actual altuatlon 1 Ineomprehcns Ible here. Up to this morning no one appeared to know enythlng about the Anglo-Uerman projected demonstration The foreign minister said he consider ed the menace on the part of Germany to be Inndmissable and that any threat eould be only "ballon d'eeal" and as for England, said the minister, nhe had no grounds for aggrtReion. The government ha made no mill' tary preparations a: La Guaynv. Ven ezuelan citlsen considered the threat of demonstration a a bluff, READY FOR ACTION CARACAS, Dec. 8-The German gun boat Panther liaa arrived at La Guay ra and the Englleh cruiser Indefatig able ho left Auga Dulce for Trinidad on a special mission. TRAIN 13 WRECKED ' KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8.-The west bound limited passenger train on the Santa Fe was wrecked at Itothvllle. Mo., shortly after noon" today caus ing the dvatn of Engineer Duinuel Wife of Argentine, Kan., and Fireman. Al exander II, Avellr. and doing great dun age to the engine 'and coaches. John McKcan of New Tork, wno re ceived slight bruises, was the only pas senger injured, A colored waiter had his arm broken and two other waiters were injured. The wreck was caused by the coat Il ea being derailed on an , open switch which the engine passed safely. SUICIDE DON'T PRECLUDE - PAYMENT OF POLICY Decision Rendered In Missouri At Var iance With Rule of Company. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -The United rttate supreme court today affirmed the opinion of the circuit court of ap peals In the case of the Knight Tem plar and Masons' life Insurance com pany v Ross B. T. Larkln; The cane Involved the validity of the suicide sUtute of Missouri In deciding that eulclde aliall not be a defense aglnt the payment of a life insur ance policy. . V; The decision sustained the law and held the company liable for the amount of the policy regardless of the fact that the policy contained a elause for the Invaltditlon of th? policy In case of suicide "whether voluntary or untary, sane or insane." in vol DISTRESSING DEATHS Fire In Wisconsin Destroy Residence and Ends Lives. MENOMINEE FALLS, Wis., Dec Fire last night detroyed the general store and dwelling of Max Manthey, at Colgate, five mile north of here. Mr. Manthey in attempting to e cape,, fell from 'he porch'and broke his neck, dying a few minute later. In the excitement a child 8 year old wa forgotten and wa burned to death, Another chill wag fat!' and three other seriously injured. The mother and trto other children were the only on: to escape uninjured.- Mr, Man they wa over 60 year of age. The family consisted of the father and mo- thsr and seven children, who with the servant, were In the building at the time of the Are. It la thought the fire was caus;d by an overheated funv ace. COMMISSION BILL REPORTED Appropriation of 150,000 Toward Ex pen?s of Arbitrators Will Be Granted. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. The senate committee on appropriation today agreed to report the house resolution appropriating; $50,000 for anthracite coal strike commission. The bill will be amended so as to provide that offic er of the government serving on the commission will not receive double compensation, but provision' will be made for their expenses. DILLON HAS RELAPSE. NEW YORK. Tec. SWohn Dillon, one of the leaders of the Irish Na tlonallst party, la at the Hoffman house with his wife, '.vho arrived on the Urn. brla from Europe. Mr, Dillon, who had been 111 in Chlcgo and who had Just arrived here, was affected ma- terlally by the trip and was obliged to take to his bed at the hotel, and deny hlmtelt to all callers. While his condition Is not considered serious, Mrs. DUon said that tie was too ill to see anybody. GAS WELL DISCOVERED LIVINGSTON, Mont., Ieo. 8.-A na tural gtv well has been discovered In coal measure two mile, vest of this city. The well apparwntlyjs of great proportions, and the ,ras is declared by miners to be of aupsrlor quality. BELOW ZERO IN MINNESOTA ST. PAUL, Minn., Deo. 8. The wea. thor bureau gives 12 degree below aero today as the lowest mercury register ed for years. COLD CAUSES DISTRESS MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 8.-Se. vere cold Is causing distress In Mil waukee. There Is a shortage of coal. WANT TO BE STATES Arizona and . New Mexico vV 111 Hold Mass Meetings. ALBUQURQUE. N. M., Dec. 8 Mass Meetings will be held during the week in Albuquerque and all the lead ing towns of the territory to advocate the caiine of etatefhood. RATHER COLD IN KANSAS TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 8 Zero weath er prevail tearly all over Ransa to night. WORDS OF PRAISE FOR HONORED DEAD House of Representatives Adopts Resolutions of Respect and Adjourns. PAYS REMARKABLE TRIBUTE Third Instance In the History of . Congress Where an Ex Member Has Been Extolled. " WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The house today paid a remarkable tribute to the memory of ex-Speaker Thomas B, Reed Hi death created a profound impres sion, and there was a universal desire among the members that the house should show a signal wark of respect to his memory. For the house to take action on the death of a former mem ber had only three precedents in Its history, namely on the occasions of the death of Benton, Blaine and Alexander Stephen, when the house adopted reso lutions and adjourned out of respect to their memories. It was decided to follow these precedents In the case of Mr. Reed. The chaplain at the opening of the session, paid a feeling reference to the death of the ex-speaker. No business was transacted beyond the formal reading of two message from the Prel dent and an arrangement to postpone the special order for today, the Lob don dock bill, until tomorrow. Mr, Sherman of New York then, amid pro found silence, arose, and In a few feel ing remarks offered the resolutions. When the reading of the resolutions had -been roneluded, Speaker, -Header -eon asked If there wa any objection to the present consideration. The sflence remained unbroken.. The resolutions were then unanimously adopted and ac cordingly, at 11:15, the speaker declar ed the house adjourned out of respect to the memory of Mr. Reed. Following are the resolutions: "Resolved, That the following min ute be spread upon the record of the house of representatives: "Hon. Thomas Brackett Reed died fn Washington, December 7, 1902. For 22 year he had been a member of this house:, for six years Its speaker. His service tremtnated with the 55th con gresa. Within this chamber the scene of his life' groat activities Were laid. Hera he rendered service to his coun try which placed him In the front rank of American statesmanship. Here he exhibited characteristics whicfe com pelled respect and won admiration. Forceful ability, Intrinsic worth, strength of character brought him pop ular fame and congressional leader ship. In depth and bredth of intellect with a full and well-rounded develop- mment, had produced a giant who tow. ered above his fellows and Impressed them with tits power and wisdom. - "A distinguished statesman, a lofty patriot, a cultured scholar and Incisive writer, an unmatched debator, a mas ter of logic, wit and satire; the most famous of the world's parliamentarians the great and representative citlsen has gone into history. "Resolved, . That In honor of the dis tinguished dead, the house now ad journ." FUNERAL OF REED Will Be Simple Sen-Ice At Portland Where the Body No wLles.- PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 8. In the parish house of the Unitarian church tonlbt lies the body of Thomas B Reed. Tomorrow forenoon the body will lie in state and In the afternoon a simple funeral will take place. Many prominent people from New- England and the middle states will at tend. During the funeral all business will be suspended. TO SUPPRESS VILE TRAFFIC WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The presl dent today sent to the senate a gener al International agreement in the shape of a treaty for -.he suppression of traf fic In irlrls for illegitimate purposes. BILL TO REPEAL WASHINGTON Dec. 8.-BIUs were introduced today by Representative Lacy (Iowa) to repeal the desert land law and commutation of the provis ions of the homestead laws. SENATOR HANNA PRESIDES First Meeting of Industrial Depart ment Is Well Attended. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The first an nual meeting of the Industrial depart ment of the National Civic. Federation which convened teday in the rooms of the board of trade was attended by nearly 200 representatives of great cor porations and labor organization and distinguinhed citizens Interested in th solution of the questions concerning the relations of capital and labor. Senator Marcus A,' Hanna presided and delivered an address of welcome to the delegations. MARKET 13 STRENGTHENED Posting of Official Report Causes Eas ier Feeling on Wheat, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. The local market was -greatly strengthened to day by the posting on "change" of the official report of the stock of flour and grain remaining In California on De cember 1, 1002. Including flour reduced to wbeat, the stock of wheat In the state December 1 amounted to only 321,000 tons against (21.000 tori at the same time last year and It was figured by the authorities on exchange that the wheat crop of this year haa been something less than 600,000 tons. Thij showing put fresh vigor Into bull Interests for it is appar ent that the present stocks of wheat will barely suffice for home needs and export requirements before another crop can be "gatht red and prices both for speculative options and spot cash had a sharp advance. In the cash market large exporters raised their bids to 81.25 per cental for No. 1 shipping and fl.3S 2-4 for choice dub. . ..." M ILL EXTERMINATE CATTLE Determined Fight To Be Made Against Further Spread of Epidemic. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The secre tary of agriculture has sent instruc tions to Dr. Sainton of the bureau of animal industry, who' is personally uptrlntendlng the work of fighting the foot and mouth disease epidemic in New England, to destroy all animals infected. PRICE OF BREAD RAISED lWDOX, Dec. 8 The price of bread was raised one cent per loaf In the east end today thus intensifying the already 111 feeling of the unemployed. JUST IN Burnt leather Goods Pillow Tops, Card Cases Tobacco Pouches Opera Bags, Table Covers Shopping Bags C. H. COOPER'S THE LEADING HOUSE OP ASTORIA ttt:titi.it;.i... ;r.i;MMti;nrnT:;ti:nnt:;:i;m THE INSIDE X IT it ' -' W : ml llfl -Hnwrj.il IK v 1 .lHraf9r'!4 -Mm.. fSf : .i - "W - I - ' I. .1 The perfection in economical stove construction . "SUPERIOR" HOT BLAUT For sale in Astoria only by the ECLIPSE HARDWARE COMPANY X . Plumbers ar4 Ste bnnnaaamoitiniiimfflttantfflnttrnt tSJtnn-r.:;-:-::;-. STROM TESTIMONY FOR THE MINERS Company Refused to Employ Med . Who Were Members of the Union. OBTAIN RENT FROM DEAD fl!fiN Lawyer In Reproved for ISefer ring to ltoowevelt as Teddy , Companies Urged to i Present Figures. SCRANTON, Dec. S. Almost tba en tire time of today's session of the coal strike commission was, taken up oy the trdnewworkers in presenting their side of the controversy with G. B. Mar kle in the Hazelton region. The miners placed witnesses on the stand who gave testimony - to show that the company refused to employ them because they belonged to the un ion, had evicted them from htelr house for the same cause; that the docking system was intolerable; that the ques tion of men getting 10 percent Increase in wages granted as a result of the 1900 strike is much in doubt, because the men do not know how the company is figuring It out; that the price of powder, which enters into consumption of increase, haa been raised and that the size of mine cars has been. Increas ed, but wages have not.. -. . , Two Hungarian women told on the stand how the Markle . company de ducted house rent from the last wages of their husbands who were killed In the mines. T - ' There was a flurry this afternoon When Lawyer Ira H. Burns of Scran- . ton, for the Independent companies, re ferred to the president of the United States as "Teddy" Roosevelt. The re- (Continued on Page 6.) AND OUTSIDE 1 ; v N f