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ASMfOSIJCIJiiiAisrisSuaVEl V. :w 61 VOLUME LVI. ASTOKIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903. NUMHER .9. 'V 1873 raw 1903 list l! :fe w Wim ( rf '? FULL DRE We uro agents for tlio coleinnted 1IAUT, S('lIAKKNKU't MAUX jjimhIh tlio kind that gives Kuti.Hfm tiiiii. All Imntl tnilort'il mul pcrfoct in fit, fmUli mitt stylo. When you hoo a well dVcMttnl man on tlio street u-k him whoro lio huys It in clothing; llion follow hi exniii!o runt eouio U) tlio emporium of Men's Hint llov'g FnrnishingN. P. A. STOKES The Palace Cafe WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY J. II. COLKMAN, President, Hulem, Ore. College of Liberal Arts, Law, Art, Medicine Music, Oratory, Theology and Business 1 re punitory Department open to students compiling eighth grade de partmentlower grade In preparatory department, Besides affording professional training, the University seeks to give a practical education to all who are aware at the value of a, trained brain. The Normal Department offer a thorough course In the theory and prac tice of teaching. Meet all requlrementa of state and chool(law, Ita teacher are In constant emand. ITOatalogue upon application. BLANK BOOKS Diaries. Calendar Pads OFFICE SUPPLIES And all other Kinds of Stationery and Books J. IN. GRIFFIN THE BEE HIVE SALE OF SILK SHIRT WAISTS The walata are all In the lateat atylce, but we have too many and mean (o dear them out. "' See our window and not pricei of aktrta and suit. Colored allk taffeta, pcau de aole and Imperial taffeta thtrt waists, for mer price IS, now $2.60 All skirt and suit reduced to cost. $2.50 and $3 values reduced to 95o We have a table of genuine shoe bargains. Boy', girls' and women's shoes former price $1.50 to $2.. $1 .. Stamped toble cover ,' lOo Ginghams , 4 1-2 o 6 cord thread 2o Outing flannels for 25a 914 blenched sheeting Ita 467 Commercial Street, - Astoria IhrtSchiftW 6 Marx Hand Tailored ss The Best Restaurant Rtfulir Meals, 23 Cents Sunday Dinners Specialty E erythlng the Matket Affoids Palace Catering Company SETTLEMENT NOW SIGHTED Acceptance of Conditions by Pres ident Castro Most Favor able Step Taken. IS PUBLICLY ASKED TO RESIGN Cannot Heeti re l.onn l-'roni Ilnuk of VcHiy.jH'lu - I'raiiee .loin the IHoekude Mato Wttiit m Prenltlfiicy. BERLIN. Jim. 9. -President Castro' acceptance of I lit- aibl- trutlon condition of Hie nllli-d powers Wits received today nt the foreign office here, where It Ik re- g in led lie being a long step to- ward u settlement of the ques- lions In itlnput. The fort'lgn of- flee bo'ien thut most of the (Wilms will he arranged iimlciihly ut n preliminary dlscinslon ut WhhIi- Inn lou beforv r aching The Ilnguo mrtiltt utlon. NEW YORK. J.m - Frame will prob ably Ji'lu the Kurop-'W powers In the blockade of the Veil "su-l.in const, says the World' I'ort of Hjmln rm-reepon-t1.nl. for the i-eum that Venrsuelu ha fullrd to tmike the flit payment of 1:00,000 on the Fn-iiili rlulm of Ih ct'inlier 11, Veneuel lo owe the Krenrh flile tomiany $:o,(iXi, nnd the com pnv t"fum- to extend crnlli to the KOi'ernment. Presblent Castro Ifl deep ly InciMHi'd. Ille uttemple to borrow inonoy fmiii the Hunk of Venesuelii ho v.- fall"d. The government nlreudy owe that limtltutlim $J.8K).(KKt. Presi dent Castro's next step will be to force n lfnn from the merchants. The bctt'r element In Venesuelii is urging him to give up his orfUe. Ills resignation hH been publicly demanded In u speech delivered In the plnxa. H Is liiipotlhle for him to hold power be yond rebruiir)-. Tr hips are sleeping In the planus of the capital In expectation of tin attack. General Mnlos. the lender of the rev olution, In a public letter, guarantees a satisfactory settlement with the alllcB within i hours after he Is Inaugurated president of Venesuelii. He usserts that Cnntro delays the settlement In the hoe of uniting the people, Ther Is hunger now and there will be starvation later. Several hundred Idlers at l.a Guayra have gone to Join the revolutionists, The situation Is deplorable. President Castro conceals nn.1 the censor stopps all unfavorable news. There Is a rumor that oii Friday the allies will cut the cable and then land and seUvj the custom houses. CASTltO'S TltOOPS WIN Octavo Marques and Eighteen of His riruves Captured. CARACAS, Jan. .-As It will be Im possible to havo tho documents setting forth the Venesuelnn case ready for delivery to Minister ltowen before mid night Saturday, Uowen will not leave for Washington before Sunday, when ha will sal) from La Guayrn on the Dol phin. The porV of Tucacus, was rcoccupled yesterday by a force of Venelsuelnn government troops after a fight with the revolutionists of one hour's dura tlon. The revolutionists succeeded in holding the English railroad running out of Tucasas for five hours. At the end of that time the governemnt forces occupied the line. Another engagement lws taken place near Coro and resulted In the routing of the enemy. Octavo Marques and 18 men were taken prisoners. FllANCE NOT IN IT. The statement that France, owing to the failure of the Venesuelan govern ment to pay the first Installment of the claims due her, would probably Join the other power In blockading the coast la not true. ANOTHER STR1KRWILL BE WHEN MITCHELL GETS FREE. ' ' Soft Coal Miner In Virginia Not Sat isfied With Wage That Are Being Paid Them. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Accordlng to a representative of the Chesapeake A Ohio Coat company, n strike of the soft coal miners. In West Virginia for large advances In wages, will probably go Into effse April 1." These miner are not thoroughly organised, said the Chesapeake Se Ohio railway man, so the strike will not begin until Presi dent Mitchell of the United Mlnework er get out of tba hand of the anthra- cltn coal commission and can give hlr nl'.enttoii to the West Virginia coal field. - "The output In West Virginia," h ttdded, "Is W percent of the total out put of soft coal In the fulled States. The strike will hot affect us here di rectly, because the New England states will then have to draw on Pennsylva nia, hlih supplies the eastern cities, for Its soft con I, and this will eventu ally Increase the demand for hard coal." MtNKWOllKERS CONTUOL. In.portant Arrangement Made With Coal Companies. UEVIEH, Mo., Jan. . All.the Cen tral Coal A Coke eopmany" mine are now under contrjl of the United Mln wwkers of America, the mines having Just been organised at the request of the company. The Central company was formerly stontjly opposed to the lecognlilon of the union. The whole coal mining Industry of Missouri Is now organized and yearly agreements adopted. Mine superintendents say their mln;s are short of men. The re cognition of the union will remove the obstacle of union men applying for work hi the local mines. Eight hun dred to 1009 nnre men could And stnttdy work for some time. PRETENDER. IS DEFEATED. Siillun ApMnrtt Triumphant and (Jains Nrv .SiipporliT. MADRID. Jan. 9.-A dispatch receiv ed today from Meltlla, Morocco, says that lUihamtra, the pretender to the tluone. has befn deflated near Fes and has retreat ;d to the Asa district. Several Moro tribes have abuintuned the revolutionary movement and have submitted to the sultan. VON HOLLEBEX NOT ItECAlXED Hut Ho Was Afraid He WouW Be-Besides He Was III. HEHLIN, Jun. 9. Ambassador Von Iloltebe.-i was not recalled from Wash ington but learning that his govern ment was not wholly satisfied with his work and feeling HI, be called for a Inn lease of absence, whlcn was Im mediately grs.itd. He will not re turn to Washington. Huron Von Sternberg's temporary as signment as charge d' affairs of Ger many nt Washington will be followed afttr an interval by his appointment ns ambassador. DESIKE HARMONY. Factional Strife In Colorado Brings Central Comlmttee Together. DENVER, Jan. 9. -Chairman D. B. Falrlee of the republican slate cen tral committee today Isued a call for a meeting of the committee In Denver Mo iday, January I9, In resiionse to a request signed by 1? members who wish the committee to attempt to harmon lxe the two factions of the party now divided on the senatorial question. CANDIDATE IN TROUBLE. Man Who Aspires to the Senate Loses Some of the Faithful. DENVER, Jan. 9. Frank C. Goudy one of the leading republican candl dates for the United States senate to succeed Henry M. Teller, today Issued a statement to voters In which he de clared that Bonie member of the leg islature who were pledged to him have been won away by misrepresentation. QUARTETTE OF DESPERADOES Arrested for Holding Up Montana Train October 24. SEATTLE, Jan. 9 John Doyle, John Murphy, William Carter and Tom Ken nedy are under arrest here suspected of holding up the Northern Pacific train In western Montana October 24. Engl neer Onlel was killed and the safe in the baggage car wrecked. CARNEGIE HELPS SOME. LONDON, Jan. 9. Andrew Carnegie has signalised hi acceptance of the vice-presidency of the Iron and Steel Institute by establishing seven stu dent' scholarships of an annual value of (500 each, for the furtherance of metallurgical research. CARNEGIE HELPS SOME MORE. ' PHILADELPHIA, Jan. . Andrew Carnegie' offer of 21,500,000 for the erection of 80 branch free library build ings In this city was today formally ac cepted by the board of trustees of the Philadelphia free library,. . HOBSON BILL PIGEONED. WASHINGTON, Jan. '9. Th naval affairs committee of the house today de elded not to report on the bill author ising a transfer of Naval Constructor R. P. Hobson to the retired list. HIGH TONED ; BANK ROBBER Moved in High Society for One Brief WeekToo Good to Last. ATTENDED THE TRACY DRAMA Hpottod During (he I'erlbrinuncc ami Later Arretted While f Iiiiiii(r Four of the Elite. ST. U)VIH, Jan. 9.-A special to the Posl-Dlspatch from Qulniy, III., says: After stopping slneo last Saturday at one of the leading hotels, posing as a wealthy stockman and lavishly spend ing money, v. L. Lane, alia Doc But ler, alleged member of the Abingdon bank robber gang, was captured at 1 o'clock this morning In an all-night restaurant. At the time of his arrest Lane was ghlng an after-theater luncheon to a small party with whom he had become acquainted through come of the best kn.vvn people of the city, all believing tilm to be a rich man. The man ex cited the suspicion of Officer Ix-hey while telephoning the Western Union irelutlve to a telegram sent to a Chiea. go address which concerned a shipment mads! by L'me of I2A00. - Lehey search ed the rogue's gallery after his sus picions w?re aroused, and found Land's picture and a lengthy record. Detectives and officers were at once detailed to go In search of the man. He was found attending the play 'Tracy the Outlaw" with a party of four, and was kept under close watch until the arrest was made at the restaurnnt. Six revolvers, held by as many men, were thrust In his face, and the diners were overwhelmed with consternation. Lane was unarmed. A revolver exactly like the one carried by the other man In the Abington af fair, already under arrest was found at his hotel. Lane will be taken to Gales burg for a preliminary trial this evening. WOULD BE BAD PRECEDENT. And So the Resignation of Colored Post mistress Is Not Accepted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. It was de cided by the cnbiaet today that the res ignation of Mrs. Cox, as postmistress at Indianola. Miss., will not be ac cepted and the question of reopening the office is left for further action. The administration feels that to ac cept the resignation now would estab lish a bad precedent. LOVE AND EMPTY STOMACHS Create the Largest Number of Cases of Suicide. VIENNA, Jan. 9.-The statistics for 1902 demonstrated that Vienna con tlnues In the front rank of European capitals :n the lumber of "suicides. Last year's record shows that there were 453 leaths from suicide and 467 attempts at self destruction. Most of the deaths are attributed to love or hunger. TOO MANY PENSION BILLS. So Said Russell of Texas, and a Heated Debate' Followed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-There were 114 private pension bills passed in the house today. Russel (Texas) critlcls. ed the house for undue haste In consid eration of private pension legislation, and precipitated quite a debate. He called attention to the fact that since the Civil war ten thousand special bills had been passed by congress, over one thousand of these in the first session of the present congress. NOW WILL YOU BE GOOD? Minister Scolds Police Judge and Is Fined tt00. TOPE K A, Kan., Jan. 9.-Dr. J. T. McFarland, pastor of the First M. E. church, was today fined $100 by the po lice Judge for contempt of court. McFarland severely scored the Judge In open court for fining Mrs. Nation. ' CASE HAS BEEN DROPPED. Injunction Has No Effect Under Pres ent Conditions. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 9. State Attorney Williams of the superior court has announced that the criminal cases against Stephen Charters, mayor of Ansonla, and two other labor men of that city, have been nolled. "The cases are dropped by advice of. the court," aald Mr. Williams, "as the conditions are so changed that It Is not deemed advisable to compel the accused to stand trial." The arrest of Charters, Martin F. Drlscoll and Jason Wright, all of An sonla, followed a sweeping Injunction which was obtained by the Farrell foundry (n July, 1901. to restrain their striking employes from Interfering with non-union rrn-n who worked during the strike. It was alleged that Ihe three men mentioned violated the order pf the court. Mr. Charters was at that time employed carpenter by ' the Farrell company. He was subsequent ly elected mayor of Ansoriia. WAS IT CONSPIRACY? Jury Einpanneled .o Investigate Cause of Rise in Coal. CHICAGO, Jan. 9. To determine whether conspiracy has existed to for-e up the price of coal, Judge' Wll lard McEwan tonight summoned a venire of 75 men of whom 23 will be se-le"t-t for a special grand Jury tomor row morning. AT SIXTY MILES AN HOUR Big Four Passengers Collide and Fire man Is Killed. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9. Running at the! fate of 60 inil?s an hour, two Big Four j passenger trains collided tonight while rounding a curve between Moro- and Ptrtialto, III. Offe fireman was killed and three others aerlously injured. APPOINTED BY LINCOLN. OIL CITY. Pa;, Jan. 9.-C. Put. nam, Aged 84 years, probably the old est postal clerk In the country, Is dead at his home in Westfleld, N. Y. He was appointed during the administration of President Lincoln and held his position continuously until his death. A KAISER SCHEME. BERLIN, Jan. 9-One feature of Em Ieror William's plans for transforming the Gruiiewald forest Into a great pub lic park for Berlin, is an automobile speedway seven and a half miles long and 21 yards wide. CERTIFIED AS BUBONIC. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 9.-Of the death at Maiatalan, Monday, 13 were certified by physicians as being from bubonic plague. our Am Is Now in Full Blast. We Have a Store Filled With BARGAINS Everything in the c. H. COOPER HAPPY NEW YEAR Wei wish all of our customers prosperity for the coming year. In order to insure that patro- nixe the & & & ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Plumbers and THEIR CASE NOW CLOSED Nonunion Men Are Through and Coal Companies' Side Will Come Next. GUARD GENERAL TESTIFIES Itelieved That .State of Lawless 'ness Existed Entire Com- ' mission Xot Prcnent During Session. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9. After oc cupying eight day during which time they presented about 150 witnesses, the nonunion men closed their case today before the coal strike commission. The coal companies will open their ease to morrow and will present its case in the order of the geographical location of their mine. The principal witness before the com mission today was Lieutenant-General J. P. Gobin, senior brigade general of the national guard of Pennsylvania. Gobin was In command of the Third brigade while troops were on duly In the hard coal fields. From his observ ations and from reports made to him by ofticers It was his opinion, he said, "that an excited state of lawlessness" existed 'n the regions; that disturb ances wers numerous; that the pres ence of troops was absolutely necessary to preserve law and order and that It was difficult to maintain law even af ter all the troops In the state had been placed In the disturbed territory. During the cross-examination Gener al Gobin had several tilt with Clar ence L. Darrow, counsel for the min ers, but they never reached a serious point. The testimony of a number of other witnesses called during the morning session was along the same line as that presented during the last eight days of the commission's session. CommlssiDners Gray and Wright were both absent from the sessions to day. Judge Gray was slightly 111 and Colonel Wright had business to attend to In Washington. HAIL SALE House Reduced Steamf liters