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: JL 1 i , " il,;;j .. i . . . - ' to VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON,"" SUNDAV, JANUARY 18, 1903. NUMBER 16. sms1 A 1 sm 1S73 1903 r PURE LINEN cc iii.ii in i.i,"' in ii iiii.miiiuim.. Get the Genuine Belfast Mesh HOLD ONL.Y BY P. A. STORES The Palace ' The Cafe SELLING OUT Entire Stock Mens and Boys Furnishing Goods, Boots and , Shoes, must be sold before February 1. Going out of business. EVERYTHING AT COST PRICE. CJhas. Larson Welch Blxk :s B FISHER BROTHERS ASTORIA, - - WHO WANTS THEM? On- Bet Encyclopaedia Brlttanica, Case rn TVmnle Edition of Bhaak esiware. it volumes ..121 K you wish to make tomi addition to your library lot us figur with you. J. IN. GRIFFIN THE BARGAINS AT 1 . flllk shirt tfaists, taffeta, peau d solr ts to 12 60- This, ' th tfteit burguln we have ever ottered. The first customer gets first choice. Every woolen walut reduced to co it. - , t Sale ot skirts, claoks and salts it 111 continues. The publlo shows lt appreciation by the lively way these out-priced goods are being bought. 2 and $S skirts, less than cost at 95o Children1! Woolen Hose, lOo Wouvn's Lace Hose, $o.' High grade best corset, originally $2 and II, at 50c. M bleached sheeting 19o Unbleached 36 muslin 4 1-S o. Children'! and MIbsjs' shoes, unbroken lota form er price $1.50 and 12 for $1 THE MORNING IS THE BEST TIME TO TRADE. 467 Commercial Street, - Astoria UNDERWEAR In this age of physi cal culture and advanc ed sanitary Ideas linen Is universally regarded by authorities as the only perfect material for un derwear, because It Is perfectly adapted to the needs of the skin. IT PREVENTS COLDS Best Restaurant 1 Rciular Meals. 25 Ccati Sunday Dinners a Specialty Eerythlnf the Market Affoids Palace Catering Company 652 ComiMrtUI Street. B: OREGON SI volumes, complete with Book HI.! 50 THE BEE HIVE and Imperial taffeta reduced from BlEE 'HI VE I BIG LINER WAS CHEERED Steamed Slowly Into New York Harbor After a Voyage of Many Days. WEAK BOILERS THE CAUSE Passenger Ar Very Indignant ut Conduct tf .Management of LliicitndThrentcn to llrliKf Suit. New Yok. Jan. 17, The steamship fit. Louie urrlved at her pier toduy ut ter art extremly alow trip, owing; to leaky boiler. Her time from Cher bourg to tli llulimlilp was 13 tin y h. Ave hour And 20 minute. There wus no accident of any kind at any time, ami although heavy wculher wan encoun tered, practically ull of the delay was caused by litubltlly to get up good steam In the defective boiler. The passenger became very Indig nant hi?n they learned of the poor progress the vessel w making, and an Indlcnmtlon mtvilng whh held ut which Ih lliw w evrely ceriHured for per mitting iaKniKdH to einliink on a Ht.'iim-r In the condition th fit. Ijouia hnuoil. A tnfinlil wui !rit-n nit! nnd tflvt-n to the public on nrtlval here loiluy ly a. committee thown to act forth the grlev.ime of thorn- cm board". After he -vu Nlghted off Nuutuck-t liixt night !!) Ht. Iam made good time to New York, and readied ber pier aome boura uhead of the time act luat night. A large crowd gathered at the A merit an Line pier .and cheered ua the fchlp came In with her toml of human rx-liiKu for whose aafety grave feara had been felt for avverat duy. The tug having gathered aruund the PI. Ixiulii, Khe wia slowly brought to the do.k. and when aha nime within apeak Ing diHtance the excitement on the pier grew. It did not take long for the firot and aecond cabin paasengcra to vroaa iho gnng-planka once the lines were f.inlv-neil, and aa they got beyond the rope lin-Uiaure they were gathered to the arm of their waiting relative t uch little group provided a scene, the women In moat caaea weeping for Joy, While this was going on on the upix-r de:k of the pier, where tht tlntt and ae:ond cabin passengers land, slin liar axenea were being enacted among the steerage paMcngers on the lower deck of the dock, but in thla cae the pasaenge.-s had again to part from their fi l'-nda to go to Ellis Inland for exam ination by the immigration officers. Many of the flrt claas passengers do clnred their Intention to enter suit against the company, and their cakes were placed In the hands of lawyers on board. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. Moroccan Government Warns Foreign era to Leave, at Once. Tangier, Jan. 17. Definite informa tlon has reached here that the sultan's troops came Into contact with the forces of the pretender on January 13. There were a few casualties on each side. A serious engagement, however. may follow at any moment. The foreign minister sent a circular to the foreign representatives today, warning them to Instruct their coun trymen to withdraw from certain dls trlcts where the sultan contemplates pursuing punitive expeditions ana aavis Ing then) that the Moroccan govern ment will not Hold Itself responsible for the safety of foreigners In those re gions. RICH STRIKE IN KLONDIKE. Prospectors Have Gone Wild and Are Rushing for the Point. - Seattle, Jan, 17. A special to the Times from Dawson' says: A", tremendously rich strike, the magnitude of which has never been quailed since Bob Henderson told his wonderful story of Klondike, has been made 18 miles north of a point on the Tunana river, several miles from Us source, The district Is In the Unit ed States territory and a wild stamptde of prospectors from all the surround nig country Is In progress, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR BILL PASSED. House Has a Warm Struggle but Suc ceeds In Getting Measure Through Differ From Senate. Washington, Jan. 17.-At the end of a. struggle which prolonged today's session until after 6 o'clock, the house passed a substitute to the senate bill to establish a department of commerce and labor. The vote stood 137 to 40. All the re- 'UiilUan awl 29 democrats voted for the bill. The Silbatltute, as pintaed by thii houae, differs from ih'o senate bill In Important particulars. It leaves th life saving service, the murine hospital service, the steamboat Inspection serv ice, the bureau of navigation and ship ping ciiirimlsliner under the control of the tr'UMury detwirltnent, but It au thorizes the president. In his discretion, to transfer to the other bureaus for s collection of the slates and Interstatet commerce commission to the new de partment. It places under control of the new department the national . bureau of standard, coast and geodetic survey and bu-ru of statistics, census bureau, bureau of foreign comerce, buerau of Immigration, Including Jurisdiction over Chinese Immigration, and also creates a bureau of manufactures' and corporations. MITCHELL DELIVERS LA8T ADDRESS BEFORE COAL COMMISSION Leaves for Convention After Com mending Work-One Company Closes Its Case and An other Opens. rhlludelphla, Jan. 17 President John Mitchell of the Mlneworkers' union be fore leaving for Indianapolis to attend the nutlonal convention of his organic, atlon and subsequently the national wa re convention of soft coal operators and mlneworkers, delivered today what he bellivel. vas his farewell address to the coal strike commission. The Scr mlon coal company closed Its case during the session today and was followed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway company. During the course of his remarks, President Mitchell said that he was satisfied with the manner In which the tnveatlgiUon is being conducted. He contended that every man should be first an American, and condemned law, lesness, saying that It never won strikes, GONZALES MAY RECOVER. Wounded Man Very Weak, But Hope Is Not Given Up. Columbia. 8. C, Jan. 17. After day of anxiety to the friends of Editor N..G. Gonxales. who was shot Thurs day afternoon by Lieutenant-Govern or James H. Tillman It ts reported to night that signs are encouraging al though not fully assuring recovery During the early afternoon there was a grave appr mention for the life of the wounded man and at one time prac tically all hope had been abandoned, but there is now some Indication ot a favorable outcome of the case. TO BE HELD IN PORTLAND. Wool Growers Will Convene One Day Previous to Livestock Men. KansaB City. Mo., Jan. 17. The nest annual convention of the National Wool Growers' association will be held in Portland, Ore., the second Monday in January, 1904, one day prior to the con vention of the National Livestock asso ciation. Resolutions relating to forest reserv es and the disease known as scab among sheep provoked the principal discussion ot the session. ARRANGE FOR SEPARATION. Crown Princess Will Resume Maiden Name. Abandoning All Royal Rights and Titles. Berlin, Jan. 17. Legal representa tives ot the crown prince and crown princess of Saxony have arranged terms for their separation. The princess abandons all titles. rights and dignities appertaining to her through her marriage and resumes her maiden name. The crown prince will pay her I750O yearly. CASE DISMISSED. Mrs. Tlngley Charged -Schmidt With Trying to Extort Money. San Diego, Calif., Jan. 17. Judge Thoro this afternoon dismissed the case of Katherlne Tlngley vs. E. W. Schmidt of Los Angeles because of lack of Jurisdiction. The defendant was charged with attempting - to obtain money by extortion. BODY OF LATE REPRESENTATIVE Arrives In Hlllsboro, and Is Met By Hundreds ot Cltlsens. Hlllsboro, Ore.', Jan. 17 A special train bearing the remains of Congress man Tongue arrived here at 6:20 p. m. The, train was met by citizens to the numb;r of 500. The funeral will oc cur tomorrow afternoon. FLAGSHIP ARRIVES. Washington, Jan. 17. The flagship Mayflower wlthAdmlral Dewey and Rear-Admiral Taylor aboard, arrived at the Washington navy yard from Cul ebra this afternoon. ACCIDENT ON BOARD SHIP Oun Exploded on American War Vessel While at Target Prac tice in Cuban Waters, FIVE OF THE CREW KILLED Excellent Judgment Wuh Bhowii and Prompt Aetion' Pre vented Other Explo sion Taking Place. , San Juan,, P. It., Jan, 1". Five men were killed and four wounded, two oT them probably fatally, by the explosion of a powder charge ot an eight-inch gun on board the United States battle ship Massachusetts yesterday morning while at target practice off Cukbra Is land. THE DEAD. A. Hendrickson, boatswain mate, F. H. Losier. apprentice. S. F. Mjillnowski, landsman. K. J. Piatt, ordinary seaman. Robert Rule, ordinary seaman. THE INJURED. W. A. Schert, apprentice. " A. S. Tacke, coxswain. J. S. Peterson, ordinary seaman. A. T. Doiaett, ordinary seaman. Details of the accident were obtained whon the Massachusetts arrived here today. The explosion occurred in the starboard after eight-inch turret, short ly before noon yesterday, and was due to the accidental discharge of a per cualon primer while the breach of the gun was open. The full charge ex ploded In the turret and killed or injur ed all the crew of the gun, numbering nine men. Ensign Wark K. Wortman who was In charge of the turret, escap ed injury, though he was standing near the scene of the explosion. Magnificent discipline was shown by the officers and crew of the battleship. Captain Barry Lee, commanding the marine guard of the vessel, and Ensign Clarence Abele Immediately flooded th-; turret with water, and Lieutenant Charles F. Hughes and Gunner Kurl wein went below to the magazine, picking up powder charges and pre venting further explosions, while Lieu tenant William C. Cole and Gun Cap tain Soneman Entered the turret and withdrew the charge from the other gun, the breach of which was open The survivors of the gun's crew when rescued were burned, mutilated and nearly dead. One man whose clothing was on fire Jumped overboard. In less than a minute after the ex plosion thrse streams of water were pouring into the turret, preventing the charge of the other eight-inch gun from exploding. TROUBLE WITH UNION MEN. Will Not Tolerate Member Who Be longed to the National Guard. Schnectady, N. Y., Jan. 17. In statement Issued by Shaffer & Barry, the Arm against which a strike Is be ing waged by the local Painters' union, because of the re-employment of Wm Potter, who was expelled from the union because of his membership in the na tional guard and who was reinstated In the union by order ot Justice How ard of the supreme court, the Arm says: 'It seems that the local at Schnec tady did not respect the order of the court and. it has forced the greater number of painters In our shop, ail of whom are union men, to stop work, so that the conditions exelsting in our shop today are strike conditions, al though we pay union wages and em ploy only union men and observe In all ways the conditions necessary to be ob served In a union shop. "We believe that It Is no longer I question between law and lawlessness'. unionism; but it Is on the contrary k question between la wand lawlessness; We Intend to keep this man In our em ploy as long aa the state of New York declare him to be a union man, and In this attitude we believe we have the sympathy and moral support of the great majority of the cltlsens Of Schnectady, both union and nonunion. STRIKE FROM SYMPATHY. All Union Men May Go Out to Melp the Carpenters. Worcester, Mass.,' Jan. 17. A special to the Telegram from Gardner says: The question of a general strike of all union men in Gardner in sympathy with the union carpenters who were locked out by the contractors January 1, is In the hands of the national lead ers of the American Federation of la bor. The contractors have refused to arbitrate and their spokesman has told the union committee that the contrac- tors did not want to have anything more to do with the union. All the union men affiliated with the Central Labor union have voltd to stand by the carpenters In whatever way hey are asked to help. Represen tatives from 'federation headquarters in Washington are expected In Gardner next week to see what steps should be taken to nd the trouble. . SOCIETY MAN INDICTED. Hugh J. Fagan Charged With Stealing S800-Clalnis It Is Blackmail. ' Schnectady, N. Y., Jan. 17.-Hugh J. Fagan, a prominent real estate dealer a-i 1 one of the leading men In local so ciety, has been indicted by the grand Jury for grand larceny. He gave bail In $1000 for trial. It Is charged 'that Fagan, who Is the owner of premises occupied by the complainant, Mrs. Mary Adamcz&k, stole $800 while on a visit for the pur pose of collecting rent. He asserts that the charge is an attempt to black mail him. COAL GOES DOWN. Slight Reduction in Price Is Already . Noticeable. New York, Jan. 17. Coal from the Independent operators, which has been selling at not less that $10 a ton since the suspension of the agreement with the coal roads, sold in individual In stances at $9.75 and $9.50 a ton yester day, although, most sales were at $10. A further break Is looked for today or Monday and with the increased amount of $5 coal expected to arrive next week there should be still lower prices for the independent product. RAVAGES OF PLAGUE. Deaths Occur Daily and Majority of Citizens Remain Away. Maxatlin, Mex., Jan. 17 There were seven deaths from plague today and the number of patients at Lazarettos is 50. Business is practically suspended and a .majority of Inhabitants are still away. LIBBEY LEAVES LONDON. New York, Jan, ll Professor Llbbey sails today by the Etruria, the Trib une's London correspondent announces, to resume work in Princeton, after a fortnight's visit In London. OUR AFWIALSME Is Now in Full Blast. We Have a Store Filled With BARGAINS Everything in the House Reduced C. H. COOPER ST I HAPPY NEW -YEAR: " We .wish all of our customers prosperity for the'eoming year. In-order to insure that patro , nize.the & ? & & ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO ii. - Plumbers and Steamf liters INDICTMENTS NOW READY Will Be Served Upon Forty Men Prominent in Illinois Business and Society Circles. SHOWN COLLUSION EXISTED Plan Between Companies In In dlana and Slitter State to Control Entire Output . , of Coal Unearthed. Chicago, Jan. 17. Forty Indictments have been voted by the special grand jury which has been Investigating causes of the coal shortage in this city. No names were given out and probably, will not be before Monday, when the Jury will reconvene. It ts said that among the men against whom indict ments have been returned are many who stand high in the business and so cial world. In analyzing the evidence to which It has been listening for a week, the Jury believes it has found a combina tion existing among operators, Jobbers, wholesalers and retailers covering the 'course of coal supply from the mines to the consumer. They also found that an understand ing exists between dealers of various states, the Illinois Coal Operators' as sociation and the Northern Illinois Soft Coal Operators' association being tn collusion with the Indiana Coal Opera tors' association in in attempt to gov ern the whole bituminous supply of the two states. PATIENTS DOING WELL. New York, Jan 17. Seven patients upon whom Dr. Adolph Loreni oper ated in this city and on whom Dr. Mueller operated, were, shown at a meeting -if the orthopedic section of the Academy of Medicine last night, and in each instance the .condition, was satisfactory. The children were able to walk about without pain, but the retaining casts cannot be removed for months. n !8