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VOLUME LV1.. , V ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1003. ' ltwnpD ,
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HOLD ONI.Y II Y
P. A. STOKES
FULTON MEN
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Brownell and Harris Successful in
Fight for Presidency and
Speakership of House.
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Boots and Shoes, must be sold before
February 1. Going out of business.
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BARGAINS AT THE DEE HIVE
Silk hlrt ralta, taffeta., peau de loir and Imperial taffeta reduced from
$5 to 12. GO. Thla la the greatest bargain we have ever offered. The
first customer get first choice.
Every woolen walet reduced to co tt.
Bale of aklrta, claoki and suit at 111 continue!.
The public show It appreciation by the lively way these cut-priced
good are being bought,
S2 and IS aklrte, leu than coat at 95o Children' Woolen Hose, 10c
Women' Lace Hose 6c. nigh grade beet corset, originally
12 and II, at 50c. 9-4 bleached sheeting ...... l9o Unbleached 88
muslin 4 1-1 c. Children' nnd Mlssss' shoe, unbroken lots form
er price 11.50 and 12 for $1
THE MOIININO IS TUB BEST TIME TO TRADE.
467 Commercial Street, - Astoria
OPPOSITION IS DEMORALIZED
I'.tMy Follower Threw Tlielr
Strength to llurrU Alter
Twenty-one llallotN mill
tileetrillllm. '
HA .KM, Jan. 12.(Spe laD-Heniilor
Fulton of Astoria uuit a memorable
victory at the opening of the IcRlslnture
today, both his candidates-Senator
Itrownetl, for president of the aenate,
and Representative Hani, fur M-akr
of the house being MicwKful. Tliif re
sult of the three-cornered light fur the
speakership attests more than anything
else the jreal strength of Fulton, fur
hi candidate. I.. T. Harris uf Lane,
demoralised tlx Kddy following und
eventually raptured Its entire strength,
The fight for the presidency of the Hen
ate Wiw even more Interesting than
that fur th I'l-eakctHlilp. but, ltinwncll
uf Clackamas won out on the 1st h bal
lot. Senator Pultun called the senate In
ordi-r t l'l a. in., Bcnntor laly uf Ken
ton twinn i huwii ir"ld''tit pio-t'm n ml j
S. I.. MiMrch id. urt rt'tury pru-tviii. J
Aft'i iti-.' appoint nivnt of u committee-;
on cr'd-'titliilK. ndTuunimcnt an taken
un'll II oVImk, tit which hour lh re
Mrt of the commlltw? w preHeiucd.
Then, on motion of Mr. Kultoii, ad
journment wuH taken until 3 p. in.
The Ke'iut caucus culled to select the
pienld' lit went tu work without delay.
Fur IT ImMoti the opiiunlitK candidates
I'rowpell and Ir. A. t". Smith of
Multnomah were tld. each receiving
11 voles, on the lsih bullut a Keimtor
whose name can not be learned chang
ed to I'.r iwnll, and the deadlock was
broken.
The stilnith of Inivey of Marlon was
the yurpring feature of the race for
th" sicHkrshlp. It was ull along sup
po..d that Davi'y would be a or third
In the race, but on the first ballot' he re
ceived 18 votes, to 15 for Eddy and 14
for llarrU. On the second ballot one
i'f Kddy'a supporter chansed to Harris
who gradually sapped away the
strength of his opponents, no the
lSth ballot others of the Kddy follow
ing begun to go over to Harris, andon
the Slut and limit ballot Kddy withdrew
In favor of the Kentleman from Lane
electing him.
ft. L Moorehe.td of Junction t'lty was
elected chief clerk of the senate, and
A. C. Jennings, chief clerk of the
house. After the selection of the
minor officers both houses, adjourned
out of respect to the memory of the late
Congressman Tongue.
The result of the organization Is a
notable triumph for - Senator Fulton,
who Is In absolute control of the situ
ation In both houses. The result of
the bullotlng Indicates very plainly that
the Astoria man will have the greatest
backing In the senatorial race, and his
follower are tonight predicting an
easy victory for him. The balloting
for senator commences one week from
tomorrow, and the Impression prevails
thut a caucus will be held. Senator
Fulton desires a caucus, and his lultlii
triumph would Indicate that his wIhIu-s
will be regarded when It comes to the
selection of a senatorial candidate.
few yuirs ugo It crime Into Ik.iiic's pos-
sefslnn. Mayor Hloy has infermvd hlin
of the iuer circumstances under
which the big beUit Id tu . mad-,
nnd harkc-d by the rema1 of the
firoy fumily,' Isaac Htoy will make a
rltjlit for the estate.
HUAl'TlFl'L WOMAX INHANK.
It'fiiioved'fiom Waldorf-Astoria Load
ed He vol vers Taken From Her.
NEVfr YOnK. Jan. 12.-Two loaded
revolve! were taken from a beautiful
woman who Vi removed. In a cab
Sunday night from the Wuklorf-Asto-
ila to liJleue hospital and placed in
, a ward for the female insane. 1'iipers
In her possession bore- the Inscription
"Mrs. Malgnen, Philadelphia," and the
addresa "1. A, ' Malgnen. No. 310 or
1310 Arch atreet, Milladclphla," was
found on a letter; i
The woman who registered In the
hut. three days ago a Mrs. Malgnen
of Philadelphia has ordeKw "tls to
the value of about tl(W,Ksj from va
rious fashionable jewelers since her
arrival in this city, The superinten
dent in Itellevue hospital says he thinks
w knows who her husband Is. He ad
mitted she was a French woman of
wealth and nociut distinction, but de
clined to give her name or to furnish
any detail. nlHiut her family connec
Huns.
The woman was not violent In the
cub or In the hospital, except when
sh': was being taken to the pavilion
w hen she raved. Bhe Is tall, splendid
ly built, with exceptionally handsome
features and with the unmistakable
stamp of refinement.
IN RESPECT
TO THE DEAD
Resolutions Are Offered by Both
Branches to Memory of Late
Thomas H. Tongue.
COAL BILL EXPECTED TO PASS
DUTY IU'INS HCSI.VF.riS.
Advent of New Minister Expected
Itelieve Matters.
to
NEW YOltK. Jun. 12. Now that th
l'iilte'1 Htatcs supreme court hug de
cl.led that Ituseia does pay a bounty
on exported sugar, saya the St. Peters
burg eorrfspondent of the Herald,
there Is no probability of Russia re
moving the countervailing duty on
American machinery, agricultural Im
plements excepted.
D-'aler In bicycles and" renin have
lost all of their trade in those lines
nnd are now looking forward to the
appearance of the ncw ambassador,
Mr. McCormlck, and hoping that a way
out of the difficulty can be found In
n new treaty. It Is understood that
the Russian authorities arc not averse
to such action.
SFHVIVOIt OF CRIMEAN WAR.
Irtish Soldier Who Was Honored by
Queen. Dying In Connecticut.
MeiiMiirc Wilt Admit Free Coal
'From ('lunula and Xova Sew
' tla-Oiipohltlon states
JtCilHOllS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. It is ex
pected that congress will pass the bill
on the duty of 56 cents per ton on coal
to thU country. This bill may take the
form of a rebate or drawback for !si
days and also will provide reciprocity,
admitting free of duty coal Imported to
this country from countries granting
same privilege to the I'nlted States.
Thla means that Canada and Nova
Scotia coai will come into thia country
rre'j, while coai from the Alleghenies
and westward will go into Canada tree
of duty. it is expected the bill will
puss the house tomorrow. It will be
taken up in the senate very soon and
the intention is to have it pass w ithout
much delay.
A number of republican who hereto
fore have been opposed to charging a
duty on coal said they would not op
pose the bill, provided It did not open
up the whole tariff question.
noral victory for themselves In the
house, yet in the combination that ef
fected the election of Hare as speaker
are to be found a number of Wilson
and Preston men.
The pak;-rifhlp fight developed a
weakness In Piston's home delegation
of two mei, W. H. Carl and W. A,
CPirk of King county, who refused to
support ii. b. Wilson, the Preston
candidate. Preston, however, claims
this defection has solidified the balance
of his following and really strengthen
ed tils position.
Uoth house and senate and organiza
tion In forces are opposed to
lovernor McRride'i railroad commis
sion bill which divides attention with
the genatortal fight.
According to the present plans of the
commission people two commission bills
identically the same, will be presented
In the house and senate In the early
dnya of the session. They will be
copies of 3 like law now In force in
Texas.
HAY'S NOTE
CONSIDERED
Blockade Will Only impoverish
Venezuela and Delay Peace- v
ful Settlement.
PREACHED WITHOUT salary.
Worked for Thltry Years but Did Not
Receive a Cent. '
BIO POINT IS GUARANTEES
DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE
T. H. TONGUE ANNOUNCED
POSSESSOR OF OLD Ql'N
ENTITLED TO PROPERTY
Clause In Will Gives to Him Who
Holds Ancient Musket, Estate
' of Testator.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Member of
the Stoy family nil over the United
State, Ineludlngk Mayor Franklin P.
Btoy, have been Interested In finding
the poiwessor of a certain revolution
ary musket, ownership of which may
carry with tt the Inheritance of an
estate, worth, It I said, several mil
lion dollar. ay an Atlantic City, N,
J., dispatch to the Tribune, A letter
received iy Mayor Stoy probably et
tie the question of ownership of the
gun, Isaac Stoy of Sherwood, Mich.,
fating that he s It possessor.
seventy year ago the property In
question va leased to John Stoy, the
father of Iaae. At that time It wag
found that, Inserted in the grant to
the orlglnul lease, which provided that
any dlapute in regard to the succession
of the property wa to bettled by the
possession of a revolutionary musket.
which was minutely described and
spoken of a being carried by one of
thir original Stoy at the Cornwallls
surrender at Yorktown. The musket
was to be uased to the nearest hold
er of the lands anil in h liii,te
proof of ownership.
The hunt for the gun show that a
NEW YORK. Jan. 12,-Matliew Hig
Kins, the only survivor of the Crimean
war, living In Connecticut, says a dis
patch to the World from Winstead
Is dying of general debility at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. John Owens.
here. Ha received a medal from Queen
Victoria for gallantry at the buttle of
Ink-nnun for Intercepting and captur
ing Russian officer who was bear
Ins dispatches of great Importance,
and for brave and merltorlus service
during the entire war.
He was at the battle of Alma, Ink
einian, Ualakava and at the terrible
s!tsa ot Sebastapool. Hlgglns enlisted
In the British army at the age of 19.
COUNT DESERTS HIS WIFE.
Another Scandal Crops Out In Euro
pean Circles i f Royalty.
VIENNA. Jan. 12. Serious differenc
es, according to Die Selt, have arisen
between Count .nd Counte De Lon-
yay, formerly Crown Princess Ptephan
le, during their stay In southern Franc
The count Is reported to have suddenly
left his wife and to have since given
no Intimation of his whereabouts.
Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria
Hungary, widow of Arch-Duke llu
delph and duughter of King Leopold of
Belgium, was married March 22, 1900,
to Count De Lonyay, a popular dlplo
mat of high standing In court circle
The marriage of the princess to Count
De Lonyay wa bitterly opposed by
King Leopold.
ReKolutloni Offered Senalb Adjourned
and Committee Appointed to
Accompany Remains to
Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-A lively
debate occurred in the senate today be
tween Aldrlch, Vest and Carmack.
when the first named endeavored to
secure a postponement of the Vest reso
lution requiring the committee on fin
ance to report a bill removing the duty
o coal. Aid rich announced there
were strong hopes of action being tak
en elsewhere with a view of removing
the duty on conl. The proposition was
not acceptable to Vest who expressed
the opinion that to allow the resolution
"to go into uncertainty and the neubu-
lotis feature" would mean Its defeat.
dltchelt announced the death of Rer-
resentutiVi Tongue of Oregon and of
fered the usual resolutions expressing
the sorrow of the senate. .President
Fro-tem Frye appointed Mitchell, Ter
klns, Dolllvar," Turner and Dubois a
comrM'.tce on thj part of the senate to
nceoinpnrty the remains to Oregon.
At 5:10 p. m. the senat adjourned
out of respect to the memory of the
late Representative Tongue.
NEW. YORK, Jan. 12.-H. si, Hoff
man, who for 30 year has not accent.
ed a penny of salary in the various
churches where he ha labored, has
announced his resignation as pastor of
the Reformed Episcopal church of Our
Redeemer, says a" Philadelphia dispatch ' the settlement of the claim more diffl
to the Times. The announcement I cu!t' an1 desirous of meejting the ug
caused deep regret to the members of ; 8"eltm of the United States. At the
Italy Eager to Follow Suggestion
of United States and A waits
Final Decision From
.. Other Power. , .
ROME, Jan, f12. Negotiation be
tween the cooperating power relative
to raising the blockade of the Venezu- '
elan coast are proceeding, thernaln
point being the question of guarantees'
for the payment of claims should the
warships be withdrawn.
The Italian foreign office recognize
the correctness of the contention in
Secretary Hay' last note that a con
tinuance of the blockade will only fur
ther impoverish Venezuela and make
tr.e congregation, with whom he has
been for 11 years. Hi action was not
unanticipated. His resignation Is due
to a desire on his part to be relieved
from active work.
MRS. WU IN 'FRISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-Mme.
Wu, wife of Wu Ting Fang, late Chi
nese minister to the United States, has
arrived here from the east accompanied
by C. H. Chang, secretary of the le
gation at Washington, and maid ser
vant She will sail for China on the
steamer Korea this' week.
TIMES MUST PAY DAMAGES.
SAN DIEGO. Calif., Jan 13. The
Jury in the libel suit of Mrs. Tlngley
for taO.OMO against the Los Angeles
Times tonight returned a verdict award
Ing Mrs. Tlngley 17500.
same time it cannot act without an
agreement with Germany and Great
Britain. As the quickest solution, the
suggestion is again mooted whether the
United tSates might not again be asked
to guarantee the payment of the sum
awarded, now that the situation ha
so completely changed.
CASTRO PROVES A PUZZLER.
Accept Nothing and Is Generally In
definite a to Purpose.
BERLIN, Jan. 14. -The foreign of
fice Is somewhat puzzled by President
Castro's last note. .He avoids speci
fic acceptance of the powers stipula
tions, and seemingly leaves the basis
for a settlement as Indefinite a In his
proceeding dispatch, agreeing general
ly to arbitration. The president's reply
ho really not advanced the matter at
all, but it is confidently supposed he
(Continued on Page 4.)
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
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APPOINTED MANAGING EDITOR
California Minister Called to a Position
In Portland.
SANTA. ANNA. Calif., Jan. 12,-Rev
Myron Cooley, for six year pastor of
Immanuel Baptist church of this city,
ha been called by the board of direct
or of the Paclno Baptist, Portland,
Ore., the official coast organ of the de
nomination, to be Its managing editor.
CHINESE STUDENTS ADMITTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The ex
pulsion of Kung Hslang Hasle nnd Fel
chel Po, the Chinese etudent, by treas
ury department, ' which has excited
uch Interest In the missionary, world,
that the men have Anally been admit
ted to thl country after watting more
than a year. r
House Adjourns Out of Rjspect
Late Representative from
Oregon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The house
to lay, after adopting resolutions to
authorize the merchant marine and
fisheries clmmiitee to investigate the
coal situation, adjourned out of re
spect to the memory of the late Repre
sentative Tongua of Oregon, after the
r.ppolntment of a committee to attend
the funeral.
A resolution has been Introduced to
extend the privilege jf currying coal to
coastwise ports to foreign steamers for
90 days, because the present scarcity of
conl Involves great suffering and dis
tress, and authorizes the committee to
Investigate the reasons or cause of
such scarcity and distress.
The committee Is directed to report to
the house testimony with the conclus
ion thereon, as soon as possible.
LIGHTHOUSES AND FISHERIES
Appropriation Bill Introduced By Clark
of Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Senator
Clark ot Wyoming today Introduced a
bill providing for an Increase of the
lighthouse districts ot the country from
If., the present number, to 18. He also
presented a bill authorizing a' light
house station at Cape Nome, Alaska,
and also a bill appropriating 1150,000
for the promotion of salmon fisheries.
OUR ANNUAL SALE
Is Now in Full Blast. We Have
a Store Filled With
BARGAINS
Everything in the House Reduced
C. H. COOPER
LEGISLATURE AT OLYMPIA
' ' " PRETTY MUCH DIVIDED
No , Senatorial Candidate Has Yet
Achieve! Pronounced Success
Two Presto i Men Play Cold
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 12.-There is
not talk ut, this time of holding a re
publican caucus on the senatorial situ
ation before balloting begins on the
tenth day of the session .
In the organisation of the legislature
today the Ankony follower claim u
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