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w KQTfan p' Astoria mxmw iwl J i , .t . ' 1 1 1 " ! i i I ;,un.y tJ I ll873:ro'cutlQn 1903 VOLUME I7VI. ASTOHIA. OKECOX. SUNDAY. TANIfATi V M-iom-- .... Over Coats NEWEST SHAPE CORRECT SWELL WE SELL THEM 'cwwr, iter, orwu mwixut vtKWirv, P. A. STOKES The Palace 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. Chas. Larson Wlch Block :S B FLSHER BROTHERS ASTORIA, Six Good, Cloth-Bound Boohs for $1 GOOD TITLES WELL BOUND J. IN, GRIFFIN ... THE BEE HIVE THE BEE HIYE REDUCTION NEWS 4Hoya tops, former-juice BO and 25c. sit 10o Boy' Winter Weight Sulla, 11.50 and $1.75. for $1.00 11.75 for $1.8 i75 flr ,....$2.00 $3.00 for $2.28 Ladlea' FlaueletU Wrapper, $1.35 and $1.25, for 98c Ladlea' Flanelett Wrappers, $1,00, fro ....'....6Jo A few more three-quarter length Ladlea' Skirts, prices cut In two. 8ulu still contluea on Skirts. Wa have sold U greut many walking skirts. THE GREATEST BARGAIN A pleated, all-wool skirt, worth $3.75 at $2,25. Comes in blue and gray. Every one wonedom at the Children " Shoe bargains, We keep digging them up, 467 Commercial .. . . . .... NI1 A vfl t llfi k i. : efAC0N jlnA Best Restaurant 1 Rtfultr Meits, 23 Cents Sunday Dinners Specialty E crythlng fhe Muket Affords Catering company j 652 Commercial Street. B: OREGON 3 Street, - Astoria BfG MONEY FOR A VOTE Representative Lessler Was Offered $5000 if He Would Favor the Holland Boats. DOBUN TELLS HIS STORY Maya QtilfcTfT Made (ho Offer, hut AccmmihI De-nli'H the Ktute nieiit More Evidence tin Monday. Washington, Jan. 24. The naval com ntittee of the house today resumed Its Investigation of the chaws made !y Rcprewntntlve Lessler of New York that he had ton approached with an offer of money for hie vote In commlt tee. Phlllpp Dublin of New York whs the first witness called, and the taking of , his testimony covered the greater pnrt of the forenoon session. He m followed by John McCulliigh, superin tendent of elections of New York. Lemud K. QuUit testified at the af ternoon ln. At an executive inva sion of the committee, held at lh tloae of the hearing tod iy. It was derided to full two wltn-ssws Monday. Qul speclllcally denied that he had offered $r,'VW for lVshW vote, or that he had told Doblln that he would try to fix It so that there would be $1000 In It for him (Dublin). Wh.-.i Dublin was calKd, ho said that he had no employment at present, but was employed by the republican com mittee during the campaign of 1H02 und attends! to the distribution of lltera ture ami that he also whs a deputy in the office of superintendent of elec tion, lie Mid he did what he could to Bid In the election of representative Lessler, wham he had known since 1894, Answering Representative Taylor, he said that he had been in politics for 11 years. "I sI-mmI ready to serve Mr. Losaler In any wiy I could," he said, when asked as io his relations with Lewder, whose office he made his headquarters Mr. Doblln said he had known Mr. QuIgK iln e IKS. , 'Did you have a talk with Mr. Quigg relative to Holland submarine boats?" "Yes. t,lr." "When vas that?" "Somewhere between the inth and ir.th of December." Where?" "I received a telephone message ask ing me to come to 100 Broadway. ' He had only seen Mr. Qulgg once since the state convention up to that time. He went to Mr. Qulgg's office, he continued, and went to lunch with him. "Mr. Qulgg wanted to know how Mr. Lessler and I were," he said, "and I told him I thought Mr. Lessler and I were quite Intlmote." He said they talked over the question of building submarine boats. Mr. Qulgg he added, was trying to get Mr. Lessler favorably disposed toward the bill. Mr. Doblln detailed the further con nection he said he had with Mr, Qulgg, He said: "V talked over the Roberta bill that I understand Is the name of the subma rine bout bill. ' Mr. Qulgff was anxi ous to got Mr. Lessler'a friendly dispo sition toward the bill, and he said, af ter talking awhile, 'there Is 16000 In It.' " Thell K KKSro-?atu(RsoNflaa?iavb "Tell us, aa .icnr aa you cun, Just whnt he Bald." "114 aald he was not personally In terested In this thing. lie said, 'There Is a friend of mine whom I desire to favor if I can. If I. can get the aid I want there will be $5000 In It.' Then he said, 'I think I can make It a thousand for you." He said, 'He telephones me at $ o'clock and I will let you know about that.r" "For whom did he any there was $6000 In It?" "The man we were talking about. He did not use hit name. At S o'clock telephoned and waa told 'that will be all right.' " "Do you know who was on the other end of the telephone?" "No, air." "Could you not tell by the voice?" "No, air." "When did you see Mr. Lessler?" "The following day." "What occurred when you saw Mr. Lessler?" "He waa standing at his desk looking at hit mall, and I asked him whether the aubmarine-boat business was going to come up again. He said It might. I said, 'I was sent for yesterday,' He ald. 'By whomr 'By Mr.Qulgg.'' I told him Just what I " "What did you tell him? State just what you told him." ' "I told him .'There would be $3000 in thla for you If you can aee your way clear to be friendly to it.' He kind of aald 'Humph, humph,' and laughed.! A nothing In that.' He mild, 'Quit.' tiled to talk and he aald, 'Quit.' " "And you quit?" ; "I quit; th it I all." "Did vou communicate thl to Mr Qulw?" "Yes, sir." "What did you say to him?" "I told him Mr. Lessler would not it can't be done. I think that was the language usl 'It can't be done..' " Answering Representative Roberts, Mr, Doblln aald Mr. McCullagh hud never akd him to see Mr. Lessler in regard to submarine boat. In expluiiilna; why he made a state mcnt before th? subcommittee ha said he supposed he was obliged to tell his story, and believed that what he said w n to be held In confidence by the corn mlttee. He said he understood one of th- members to hare slated at that time that he muxt tell what ha knew and added: "You might as well have pulled a sun and suld, 'Hands up.' " Mr. McCullngb deuled spcclfcally Mr Lesnlcr's Matement that he said, he cunie to Washington on behalf of men who could defeat him (Leader) for el ection, and that Lessler had replied to his request that he would see him (Mc Cullagh) In hell first. Mr. MvCullugh suld he had not In any way Intimate! to Mr. Lessler that his act would In any way affect his election. He said he paid no attention to the presence of Mr. Lessler'a secre tary at the room In the hotel, and did not huve any purpose in sneaking In an undertone. ' I paid my ay from New York to Washington," said he, and added that his visit to Mr. Lessler was purely a question of friendship for a friend of 25 year. !S OF THE WltOXO COLOR. Senator McLaurin Explains the Oppo sition to Mrs. Cox. , t Washington, Jan. 24. The statehood bill was 'od-iy, as usual, before the sen ate, but the admission of the territories was scarcely mentioned In the course of the day's proceedings. ' L Spooner afterwards discussed 'he president's action In dlseontind'.ng the postofflce at Indlanola, Miss., and re fusing to receive -he resignation of the negro postmistress. He defended the president and was responded to by Mc Laurin of Mississippi, who said there had bc;n no threats against Mrs. Cox, and who admitted that she waa "objec tionable because of her color. The sastlon closed with the passage of a number of private pension bills. PASSED BY THE HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 24. The house worked all day on the agricultural bill and finally passed It with only one omemlment of moment an increase of the appropriation 'or free seeds from $270,000 to $300,000. Adjournment was taken until tomorrow, when eulogies will be delivered on the late Represent' Htives DeGraffenreid and Sheperd Texas. HKAVY RAINdTOUM RAGES. Traffic On Southern Pacific Blocked in Southern Oregon Ashland, Jan. 24. Southern Oregon is In the grip of the heaviest rainstorm and consequent flood of waters that has been experienced here In more thar 10 years. Traffic on the Southern Pa clfio railroad Is temporarily parallaed through the Roque river vall;y and across the Siskiyou mountains by slides and washouts. Two miles of track near Central Point are rendered un safe by the raging waters, and alldes and washouts, which trackmen are working hard to clear out, have occur red toduy at Wall Creek, near the sum' mlt of the Slskiyous. FLOOD AT BAKER CITY. Baker City, Jan. 24. Powder river threatens to overflow a portion of Bak er City tonight. The gas works are in danger and men are out trying to save, several bridges on some of the principal atreeta. The audden raise In the river la due to warm rain, which has melted the snow In the mountains. DEVELOPMENTS THIS WEEK Friends of Fulton Say He Will Gain Several Votes. Portland, Jan. 24. The Oregon sen atorial-situation remains unchanged although Interesting developments are looked for early next week. Most of the legislatora are spending the usual Sunday recess In thla city, Fulton's friends say that he will g&in several votes next week. STREET RAILWAYS COST MONEY. New York, Jan. 24. The Metropolitan Street Railway company has announced that during the present year $4,500,000 will ba expended for Improvements, mainly In the way of equipping old lines with the electrlo underground syate.ni. Work will be begun tn March. He threw his japer down arfll there whs no more lo It, He said, There I ALL VOTED FOR TELLER Colorado Democrats Finally Get Together and Name Him for United States Senator. HIS ELECTION IS QUESTIONED KciifihlicaiiN Do Not Concede It Lcgality-Aiikeny Men Are Hopeful for III Early Election. Denver, Jan. 24. At 5 o'clock thl af ternoon the democratic members of the senate and house cat their ballots, 51 In number, for Henry M. Teller to suc ceed himself as United States senator and he was declared elected by Presi dent W. H. Adams. Since Monday morning the democrat ic branch of the senate had been In practically continuous session, and since Wednesday at noon the Joint ses sion of the democratic members of both houses bad been continuous. From yesterday morning all the dem ocrats were ready to cast their ballots for Teller except Representative M. J. Madden of Denver. The absence of Madden was unaccounted for until this afternoon, when it was learned that he was at home, ill, and had been borbld- dsn to leave the house by his physlclart In spite of his condition, however, he decided to attend this evening, and at the hour named cast his vote for Teller. There were no republican members of either house present, and the legality of the election is not admitted by the republican leaders. While the election of Senator Teller by the democratic portion of the gen eral assembly has r-moved one element of uncerUlnty from the situation, it has not cleared the atmosphere. The election is declared Illegal by the re publican leaders ,wr the dual senates are still maintained. ANKENY MEN CONFIDENT. Think Anti-Caucus Sentiment Will Die Before Another Week. Olympia, fan. 24. The legislature took a ballot for' United States, senator today, the eighth In number, and it re sulted as follows: Ankeny .......t. 64 Preston 42 Wilson Turner (dem.) 22 Allen 6 Absent and paired S The result shows no change over yes- terlay. There Is no likelihood of an election without the aid of a caucus, and, while the King county delegation has block ed such a move by lis action yesterday In signing the anti-caucus call In con nectlon with the anti-railroad members the Angeny men Insist that the dead lock will not last longer than a week. NO CHANGE IN DELAWARE. Dover, Jan. 24. The ballot for Unit ed States senator today was perfunct ory, only half a dozen members being present. CALLED ON PRESIDENT. Washing'on, Jan. 24. J. Edward Ad, dicks, one of the candidates for United States senator in Delaware, called up on the president today. HEAVENS ! , Chicago, Jan. 24 Carte.- H. Harrison today announced his candidacy for fourth term as mayor of Chicago. COMMISSION MAKES PROGRESS Individual Coal Operators to Present Their Witnesses Next. Philadelphia, Jan. 24 The anthracite coal strike commission toduy concluded Its examination of the witnesses called by the independent operators of the up per coal field. Beginning Monday the individual operators of the middle re gion will present their evidence. Among the latter is O. B. Markle & Co., in the presentation of whose case there is much Interest because of the attacks made by striking miners again' at that company in their testimony te fore the commission at Scranton. NEW YORK TERMINAL. Pennsylvania Railroad's Facilities to Be on Huge Scale. Philadelphia, Jan. 24. Plans cover ing the arrangement of tracks in the Pennsylvania railroad New York ter minal and also for the handling of pas sengers and baggage In the great sta tion have been fully worked out. The main station will be between Seventh and Eighth avenues, where there will be 25 tracks, arranged In pairs, with passenger platforms between each pair long enough' to take 15 cars. V,t to Ninth avenue the tracks will becx tend ed for storage uses. Eust of the ter minal the tracks will converge Into four, each of which will run undr the East river In a separate tube. Under the Hudson river the plana call for two tunnels. At the station the tracks will be 42 feet below the street level, but this depth is to be made to seem less by placing the passenger waiting room and. ticket offices on a flour Just half way down. Baggage and mall matter I will be handled at about Eighth ave - ALASKA BOUNDARY TREATY IS SIGNED BY HAY AND HERBERT Create a Tribunal of Jurists, Repre senting Both Sides, Who Shall Interpret Meaning of ' Treaty of IS25. Washington, Jan. 24. Secretary Hay and British Ambassador Herbert today signed the treaty providing for settle ment of the Alaskan boundary question The treaty provides for reference of all boundary questions to a mixed tribunal of Jurists, three on each side, to deter mine the Interpretation to be placed on the treaty of 1iC5 between Great Britain and Russia, which defined the bound ary between British America and Alas ka, The proposition is virtually the same aa that brought forward by the Ameri can members of the high Joint commis sion which met !n Washington three year ago, but which then was rejected by the British and Canadian represent atives. , - It has taken three years to obtain the consent of the British and Canadian governments to adjust the boundary dispute on this basis. It is understood that the treaty has been drawn up af ter a consultation with the leading members of the senate of both political parties. The administration desires to do everything possible In advance to secure ratification. WIRELFSS SYSTEM FOR YACHTS. New York, Jan. 24. Within a short time wireless telegraph stations will be erected at Newport and various points along the north shore of Long Island, primarily for the use of yachts, which, at an expense of less than $200 each, can be equipped with sending and re ceiving apparatus capable of service from 20 to 30 mils. THE LAST WEEK Of our Big', Cut Price Clearance Sale x ' ' ' ' '"" , BUY NOW You Can Save Dollars This WeeR C. H. COOPER ECLIPSE HARDWARE CQ. Plumbers Steamfitters 525-527 BOND STREET WILL SOON BE SETTLED Satisfactory Adjustment of Vene- zuelan Controversy Now in Sight, Says Bowen. jNO PREFERRED CREDITORS Venezuela Will IteaiNt to the VU moat the Contention of the Blockading Power, It ' Is Reported. Washington, Jan. 24. At midnight Minister Bowen gave out the following statement: "I have good reason to believe' that the present controversy between the allied powers and Venezuela will be ' settled soon, and satisfactorily ." Mr. Bowen said he was able to maka . this positive statement after a number of conferences held during the day and evening with representatives of the al lied power. Ha expressed gratifica tion over the prospects of a speedy set tlement of the difficulty. He had no thing to say as to whether or not the assurances he has received include' an immediate removal of the blockade. VENEZUELA WILL RESIST Refuses to Accede to the Demands of the Blockading Powers. Washington, Jan. 24. From t trust worthy source it is learned tonight that Venezuela's attitude with respect to the claimants is that there shall be no pre ferred creditors. The contention of th blockading power that their claim shall be adjusted first, It la declared on authority, will be resisted to the ut most. BOMBARDMENT 13 OVER. Maracaibo, Venezuela. January 23. (Friday) A boat with a representative of the Associated Press on board, which wa sent from here yesterday to Fort ' San Carlos, returned to Maracaibo thl morning bringing new that the Ger- ' man warships had not ahelled the fort since Thursday night.