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VOLUME LVI.
ASTORIA, OREKOX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1M)3.
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Effort Will Be Made to Stampede
' the Miscellaneous Vote to
Senator Fulton.
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The Best Restaurant
Rcfutir Meals, 25 Cents
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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.
Chas. Larson
Welch Block
652 Commercial Strut
FISHER BROTHERS
ASTORIA,
OREGON
Six Good, Cloth-Bound Bootes for $1
GOOD TITLES
WELL BOUND
J. N. GRIFFIN
the BEE HIVE I
THE BEE HIVE REDUCTION NEWS
Boya' Cap, former price SO and 25c, all 10o
Boy' Winter Weight Haiti, $1.50 and 11.75, for i... .11.00
11.71! for $1.25 $2.76 fir..., ....12.00
13.00 for $2.25 '
Ladle' FlaneletU Wrapper!, 11.35 and $1.2G, for 98c
Ladies' Flanelctte Wapperi, 11.00, fro 3o
A few mora three-quarter length Lad lei' Skirts, price! cut In two.
Balo still contiue on BklrU. We have Hold a great many walking klrts.
THE GREATEBT BARGAIN A pleated, all-wool klrt, worth $3.75 at
$2.25. Come In ble and gray.
Every on woneder at the Children' Shoe bargain. We keep digging
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PORTLAND CROWD TO CAUCUS
Will Try ami l-tldc 1'mii Nome
Man for Wliom the Solid
Vote of .Multnomah
Will lie CukI.
Portland, Jan. 23. A special train
brought nearly every member of the
legislature from the capital to thin
city tonight, both houpe having ad
journed until Monday. Heretofore the
statute governing thu election of
United States senator him been con
trued to mt'itn thut a vote mum be
taken every duy except Sunday. The
present legislature, however, ha con
strued It la mean every legislative day.
Both house huvlng adjourned over
Saturday, the Joint assembly likewise
adjourned until Monday.
Hvverul onference will be held In
thin city between now and Monday, ami
It I understood that the members of
the Multnomah delegation will endeuv
or to decide upon someone for whom
they can runt their solid vote for Unit
ed State acn.it r,
Generally It la believed that Fulton
will gain one or two vote Monday, and
perhaps more. He ha several vote
which he can g-tt at almost uny time,
and It I thought n strong effort will
be mad early In the week to tart a
atampede to him. Ills record strength
thu far I 82.
NO CHANGE IN THK VOTK.
Many Member Absent and Paired
When Roll W Called.
Bittern, Jan. 23. (Special) Today'
ballot for United Stutea senator result
1 n follow:
Fulton 29
Gewr .".13
Wood 13
Scattering 16
AbiK-nt nnd paired 17
The ballot today wu attended with no
excitement. The usual speeches of
nomination were dispensed with and
the roll waa called after President
Krownell had announced the palm. At
2 o'clock a cpeclal train departed for
Portland, and after that hour the capi
tal wn practically denerted. The de
tailed vote wa a follow:
For Fulton Itoth, Carnahan, Cornett,
IMmmlck, Kddy, Edward, Emmltt,
Oault, Glnn. Hnhn, Hale, Hansborough,
Hermann, Hlne. Huntley, Kuykendall,
LaFoUett, Marstei , Mile, Paulsen,
Phelps, Purdy, Rand, Kiddle, Shelley,
Smith of Yamhill, Webster, Mr. Speak
er and Mr. .President 29.
' For Oeer Burge, Crolsan, Daly,
Dannemnn, Davy, Farrar, Hyden, Hob
fun, Johnson, Judd, Kay, Mulkey, Sim
mon, Whealdnnj-15.
For Wood-ltllyeu, Blnkley. Burleigh,
Cantrall, Claypool, Oalloway, Kramer,
Miller, Murphy, Olwell, Rohblns, Smith
of Umatilla, Bweek, Wade IS.
Plttock--Bailey. Oill, Hutchinson, Mc
Glnn, Myers 5.
William Cobb, Hudon, Orton 3.
Mills Itobson, Holmnn, Mnlarkey,
Reed.
Bear Bank-1.
Fen'ton Nottingham 1.
Wolverton ilnwklns 1 .
Mallory Jone of Multnomah 1.
Absent Adams, Fisher, Fulton,
Hume, Test 5.
Total 90.
Pair Booth and Wehrung; Smith of
Umatilla nnd Smith of Multnomah;
Mays and Pierce; Hunt and Jones of
Lincoln; farter and Howe; Williamson
and Stelwer 12.
and now ha between 00 and AO signer.
with 69 n'ary to make the caucu
effective, ,
The fact that Ankeny manager ar
circulating a caucus agreement I taken
to mean that practically their full
strength on joint ballot ha been dis
closed, and the Indication have again
turned so .that the fight will be pro
tracted. .
The change In the vote today afford
ed a surprise for even the Ankeny men
when J. G. Megler, the member of
longest service In the legislature,
changed his vol from Preston to Ank
eny. i
STILL. SHOUT ONE MAN.
Colorado Legislature Unable to Secure
. the Necfftsary Quorum
Denver, Jan. 23. The Joint session
of the democratic member of the two
houses of the legislature ha been con
tinuous today except for two hours,
from 2 o'clock p. m., when adjourn
ment was taken to permit the house
members to attend the meeting of thu
house, until 4 o'clock, when the Joint
session waa again called to order.
Again today action on the senatorshlp
wu blocked by the absence of One
man. Caucuse and conference have
m-in held during the duy by the differ
ent faction, but no settlement of the
deadlock appears In sight.
Ienver. Jan. III. (10:30 p. m, ) A
ballot for United States senator was
taken In jclnt session by the democratic
senutors and representatives. Fifty
vote were. cast, all for Teller. Repre
sentative Madden was absent and there
wu no choice, 'ihe joint session then
took a recess until tomorrow morning.
The democratic senate resumed it con
tinuous session In the senate chamber.
CONVICTED
OF TREASON
Colonel Arthur Lynch, Who Joined
the Boers, Sentenced to Die
by British Court
PENALTY WILL BE COMMUTED
I'rlnoiier Doubt k-HH Will UeOlven
Sliort Term of Imprison
ment, Which lfe I Ex
pected to Accept.
FORT FIRKD FIRST SHOT,
SAYS GERMAN COMMANDER
Report Thut Bombardment of San
Carlos Wa Precipitated By At
tack on the Panther,
Berlin, Jan. 23, Commodore Scheder,
commander of (he German fleet In
Venezuelan waters, officially reported
the bombirdment of Fort San Carlo,
under date of January 21. a follom sK-
"On the 17th Instant, while the Pan
ther was Missing Maracalbo bur. she.
wu unexpectedly attacked by Fort
Sun Carlo, which opened a heavy fire
on her. To this the Panther replied
and cannonade was exchanged for half
an hour. Owing to the difficulties of
navigation the P.inther then desisted.
' In order to exact Immediate punish
ment for this attack, more o a the
Veneiuelan government had proclaim
ed a victory, I bombarded the fort with
the Vlneta on the 21st and destroyed
It."
BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
MaMculbo, Jan.. 23. At 3 o'clock this
afUrnoon Fort San Carlos was In pos-,
session of the governmenf force, nnd
th bombardment by the German war
ships was Btlll going on, there being no
material change In the situation.. The
gunboat, Panther, wa the only gun
boat to come Inside ihe bar.
Communication vlth the tort Is very
difficult. Great excitement prevail
In Maracalbo.
RESTAURADOR AT LA GUAYRA.
La Guayra, Jan. 23. The former!
Venezuelan gunboat Itestuurador, now
In possession of the Germans, arrived
here Kt 2 o'clock thl afternoon from
Puerto Cabello and anchored near the
horc. Her presence caused great
popular Indignation. At S o'clock sev
eral ride shot were heard In the dis
tance. Shortly afterward the Kestnu
raior left her anchorage and moved to
a position outside the harbor and under
the protection of the gun of the Brit-1
Ish' cruiser Tribune.
London, Jan. 23. Colonel Arthur
Lynch, membr of parliament for Gal
way, was today found guilty of high
treason, and wa sentenced to dsath.
When the trial wa resumed today,
counsel for the defense made no at
tempt to deny that Colonel Lynch sup
ported the Boer, but counsel contend-
ea ir.iu nis naturalization was in no
way prompted by treasonable Intent,
anl wa solely for the advantage he
would secure for Journalistic purposes.
Subsequently the defendant actively
supported the Boer cause In the belief
that he was a legally naturalized bur
gheK
Replying for the prosecution, the solicitor-general,
Sid Edward Carson,
malntainej that Colonel Lynch Joined
the Boer army as a discontented Irish'
man, "thereby committing a most cow
ardly and most seriou act of treason."
Hi naturalization, continued the o
licltor-general, was only a flimsy pre
text. Counsel then proceeded to detail
tha prisoner's alleged act of adherence
to his country's enemies.
'ine iom enter justice summed tip
very briefly. He said that If in war
time a British subject joined the king's
enemies, whatever his purpose, he was
guilty of an unlawful act. Naturallz
atbn during war lme afforded no ex
cuse whatever for subsequent acts.
There was abundant evidence, he said,
of overt acts in aiding the king's ene
mies. The Jury, after having been out half
an hour, returned a verdict of guilty.
When asked if he had anything to
say as to why he should not be sentenc
ed to death. Colonel Lynch replied:
"Thank you. I will say nothing."
The sentence of death was passed on
each of 'he 'our count in the Indict
ment. The prisoner then bowed to the court
and was removed in custody.
Lynch throughout bore himself with
unfaltering composure. He walked out
steadily between the jailers and past
the bench wliere his wife and other
relatives' were seated. Mrs. Lynch
has been given permission to see her
husband.
Lynch' counsel may appeal for a
writ of rror, but It is thought this may
be rendered unnecessary by eommuta
tlon of the( sentence to a short term of
Imprisonment, In which case It Is prob
able that the prisoner will accept t"he
situation.
'winted him to support the measure.
Lessler said he told M'-Cullagh that h
would not do It.
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ALASKA BILL PASSED.
Territory Awarded One Delegate
House of Repri tentative..
Washington, Jan. 23. The house to
day passed 2J5 private Tension bills.
They Included pensions to the widow of
General Franz 8legI of $100 per month,
to the widow of General Francis Negiey
of VA and the wldo of Rear-Admiral
Henry Packerlng of HO.
. Tim Alaska delegate bill wa passed.
It provides for representation of the
territory of Alaska In the house of
representative by one delegate. The
date of election shall be the last Tues
day In September. The first delegate I
to be elected next autumn.
LARGE SUM
IS EXACTED
We Must Pay $10,000,000 and
$250,000 Annual Rental for
Canal Concessions.
TO COMPETE IN ENGLAND.
Yale nnd Harvard Universities
Send Joint Team.
Will
New Haven. Conn., J-in. 23. tt is an
nounced thut Yale and Harvard will
OUR LEASE MADE PERPETUAL
United States Gets Strip Six Mllea
Wide and Right to Use and
Protect Harbor at
i Both End.
Washington, Jan, 23. The treaty be
tween the United State and the gov
ernment of Colombia, which wa signed
yesterday by Secretary Hay arid Doc
tor Herran as the representatives of tha
probably send a t?am of track and fletd ! two countries, was transmitted to the
athlete to England next June if an
athletic ag.'wiiKnt can oe reached be
tween the two AiiM'rK'in ipilveisitfcs.
Tralinr illke Murphy of the Yale
team said he bud no: heard that h
plans wete p?rf - J for such a meet
ing, but that arrangement v-ill be
mai if n-fcewsiiry by Yale.
BODY RECOVERED.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23. The body of
John McAndrewa. aged ?5 years, who
had been missing ince Christmas, has
been recovered from the Delaware riv
er. Four men and one woman are un
der arrest, pending the coroner's In
vestigation. On Christmas day McAndrews and
the others were guest. at a house party,
at which a quarrel la said to have oc
curred. McAndrews left the house, and
It Is alleged, was followed by some of
the guests. The police are endeavoring
to ascertain whether the fight was re
newed on the street.
PAINTERS DETERMINED.
. Schenctadyv Y-, Jan. 22. The
Painters' union has Issued a statement
saying that the fight ovr the Potter
case Is merely an rt tempt on the part
of the Citizens' association to break
up their union and relteratiing that
they will keep up the fight untl Ithe
last.
senate today and by the senate refer
red 10 me committee on foreign rela
tions. By the terms of the treaty th United
States agrees to make a cash payment
of $10,000,000 in gold to the Colombian
government, and, after the expiration
of nine years, to pay s rental of $250,
000 per year.
The tease of the strip of land to tot
used fqr the canal and for canal pur
poses Is made practically perpetual, the
provisions on wis poini oeing uiai ins
first lease shall be for 100 years, and
that renewals thereafter shall be made'
at the pleasure of the United States.
The strip Is to be six mile wide, and 1
over this territory the United States 1s
given police and sanitary jurisdiction,
although It is explicitly specified that
Colombia does not surrender soverelgn
ey over It.
The United States' is aiso given the
right to improve, use and protect the
harbors at both the Atlantic and Pacific
ends of the canal.
. A. LUCKY POLICEMAN.
New York, Jan. 23. Patrolman Wil
liam Burton has resigned from the po
lice department and will leave shortly
for Texas, where he take ros session of
an estate valued at $50,009 left him by
an uncle.
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MEGLEU VOTES FOR ANKENY.
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HI Chi'.ige From Preston Furnished
the Surprise at Olympla.
Olympla, Jan, 23 Levi Ankney gain
ed three vote today, one of which
came from Harold Preston and two
from John L. Wilson. Four of the
scattering votes went to Preston, The
standing of the three candidate Is:
Ankney 35
Preston 41
Wilson 9
Scattering ........ (
This morning It seemed that a break
up of the King county delegation was
Inevitable and that a caucus would be
held this evening, resulting In the
choice of Ankeny. Preston, late this
afternoon, however, again got King
county In line and an anti-caucus agre
ment has been signed by all the dele
gates, and, It Is claimed, by enough
members outside tho delegation to pre
vent a caucus for an lndenlte period.
The caucus agreement was started In
Ankeny's headquarters thl afternoon
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
Colombian Treaty and Venezuelan
. Crista Discussed at Length.
Washington, Jan. 23. Today's meet
ing of the cabinet was one of the most
Important held in several weeks. Sub
jects of great moment were discussed
fully. All the members of the cabi
net were present.
Besides the Colombian treaty, the
Venezuelan situation was discussed at
length, but it can be said by authority
that no change In the attitude of the
United States Is In contemplation at
this time. The government will con.
unue us policy oc "sitting tight." Tje
bombai-ani'Mit of r?ai Carlos by the
German warships Is regretted sincerely
by officials of the administration, be
cause of their apprehension that It may
complicate seriously the pending nego
tiation.
AFTER JUDGE HARNEY,
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Montana Legislature to Investigate the
v Affair of His Administration,
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Helena. Jan. 23. Steps were takei.
In the house of representatives today
to institute impeachment proceedln
against Edward W. Ha.'ney, judge bf
tho Second judicial district court at
Butte. By a vote of 39 to 28 a resolu
tion Introduced by Connor, republican,
floor leader of the house, was sent to
the Judiciary committee.
Judge Harney is chargid with mal
feasance In office. Five republicans
voted with the Silver Bow democrat
and labor delegation, whose seats are
being contested, .md 11 others to table
th" resolution, which, however, was
passed.
EARTHQUAKE IN SO. CAROLINA.
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 23. A decided
earthquuke shock was felt in this city
nntHuhurbs at 8:38 o'clock tonight.
SHOCKS IN GEORGIA.
Savnnnh, Jan. 23. Two distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt here to
night. "
BRIBERY CHARGES
BEING INVESTIGATED
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Representative Lessler Implicates the
Men Who Promised Him Money
For His Vote.
Washington, Jan. 23 The house com
mittee on naval affairs today began
the investigation authorized - by the
house in consequense of charges made
by Representative Lessler of New York
that he had been approached with an
offer of money for his vote in lommlt-
tee In favor of the construction of sub
marine torpedo boats.
Lessler testified that rhlllp Doblln, a
deputy in the office of John McCullagh,
superintendent of elactlons in New
York, had been sent for by Lemuel W.
Qulggs Ml Qulggs had told him there
was $5000 In It If he (Lessler) could U
brought ,to Vote for the bill. Lessler
told of a conversation he had with
John McCullagh in Washington. Mc
Cullagh, he said, told him that there
were men In New York who could re
elect him or defeat htm, and that they
11 ANNUAL A1E
Is Now in Full Blast. We Have
a Store Filled With
BARGAINS
Everything in the House Reduced
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