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VOLUME LVI.
ASTOKIA, OKI-GOX, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1903.
NUMBER 28.
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THE BEE HIVE REDUCTION NEWS
Hoys' Caps, former prices CO and 25c, oil Wo
Boys' Winter Weight Suits, $1.60 and $1.75, for
11.75 for $1.25 $2 75 fir W.OO
$8.00 for ... $2,25
ladles' Flanulctta Wrappers, $1.35 and $U5, for 58o-
Ladles' Flanelctt Wrappers, $1. 00, fro Mo
A few more three-quarter length ladles' Skirts, prices cut In two.
Rata still contlueg on Skirts. We have sold a great many walklngsklrts.
THSJ UREATE8T BARGAIN A pleated, all-wool skirt, worth $3.75 at
$2.25. Comes In blue and gray.
Every on wonedera at the Children's Shoe bargains. We keep digging
them up.
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ALLIES TURN
DOWN BOWEN
Ministers at Washington Entreat
Their Governments to Re
tract Rejection.
WITHHOLD HEADSTRONG NOTE
No Information In at Hand Tluit
InriintU'M ji Desire to Mettle
t'iniili-uU ! I'roMcniN
by I lie Powers.
Washington, Jan. 31. It devet'id
today that the answers of the allied
powers to Minister liowen's latest pro
posal arrlvod here yesterday, but were
not Immediately presented to the niln
Inter. The answers were to the effect
that Hm' allies could nut consent that
tli I'nlted Ht.it id and other claimant
nation receive the mime treatment on
the blockading iiw-.m". mid Hint they
therefore rejected In toto Mr. liowen's
(trial iMiKl(lon.
Knowing th ronsciUeiices that lire
t follow the presentation of this nns
r Hi" representatives of the allies
took uim themselves the responMllill
Ity of withholding the notes of their
government nnd of again cabling, urg
Ini a retr.K-tlon of their preferential
demand. The exchange are still In
pi-ogress between the Italian, .(leinuin
nnd I'l-ltlxh embassies, but there Is no
evidence tint the allies Intend yielding.
If they hold out thlr representatives
nuiHt t'K'K. tit tho Joint rcfiiMil and the
W'nnhlng'on iiegotlatlotis will come to a
M.HI'Utlll.
Meiinwlille Mr. IViwi-ii In biding his
time. H- In keeping Carni'as inform
ed iih to the proKreiw of events her
nnd Is couusjllng pattenre. houlnsr that
the powers will yet yield. As a mat
ter of frti t he has yet received no Intt
nmtlon from tho iowers Ihnt they are
really ihulrous of settling the Venesu
elnti dispute at Washington as the rep
resentations of the powers have thus
far ronsUt-'d of counter proKsltton.
Tonight Minister Ilowen Is taking a
veiy hnpfful view of the situation. An
adverse reply of the allies to his Intent
proposal had not Iteen delivered to hlm
up to a lute hour,
The fact that 68 hours have now elnp.
sed since any communclatlon from the
alllei has reiu'heil him, gives rise to the
belief th.it the powers are carefully con
ddcrl.i the proposition,
NOT HOSTILE TO ALLIES.
France Simply Wants Her Claims 8ei-tled-Thafs
All,
New York, Ja:V 81. Jean Jules Jus
serund, the mcw French ambassador to
the I'ntted States, nnd his wife arriv
ed today.
When told that M. de Maigerls, the
French charge d'aHalrs, had notified
Secr-t.iry Hay that France would In
sist that her claims against Vencsucla
be treated on the same basis as those
of KngUnd, Germany and Italy, Jusser
ntul expressed no surprise, although
sm h action had not been discussed up
to the time he left Paris. It vu then,
he said,' generally felt In France that
the Vencmtclun affair would be peace
fully settled and there was no expres
sion igaln.t England or Germany.
The tone- of the French press shows
that editorial writers fear there will
be a renewal of hostilities by the al
lies In Venezuelan waters as a result
of present complications. The Temps
pnjnts out that the world's chief Inter
est Is to secure an end to the whole af
fair, which Is beginning to be viewed
as another Miutmlllan blunder.
The Journal IVs Debnts takes a sim
itar view and remarks: -
"The multiplication of delays tends
to confirm tho view that the allies do
not seriously Intend to desire a set
tlement of the trouble."
UNJUST AND UNHKASONAIILE.
Veneiuelan Newspapers Bitterly De
nounce Conduct of Allies
Caracas, Jan. SI. All the newspapers
of Caracas have printed articles to the
effect that the action of the allies In
Imposing upon Venesuela a special pre-
ferental treatment In a settlement of
their own claims Is on a par with all
their previous acts since the beginning
of the present difficulty; namely unjust
and unreasonable.
VENEZUELAN AFFAIR MORE
MUDDLED THAN KNOWN.
Annoying Alliance of Powers May
Yet Cause Trouble! for Leading
English Statesmen.
New York, Jan. 81. rThe current feel
ing of optimism respecting the Vene
zuelan affair la not Jimmied by the
facts, declares the London correspon
dent of tho Tribune. It suits the pur
pose of the German empire to have
Hi.; official orguns announce that the
powers are awaiting satisfactory rvt
d"nr respecting the security offered by
Venesuela, and IM'd "Lansdowue and
Mr. llulfour are pleased to have th
public believe that , settlement Ik
simply a matter of detail which will
Inevitably be worked out. Meanwhile
they are making strenuous efforts to
extrleato themselves fi.om the results
of their own follies and blunders In
time for the mvetlng of parliament. A
single Jny may witness a transforma
tion In the situutlon, but the signs were
not hopeful yesterday.
Mr. llulfour and Lord Lansdowne,
having made themselves responsible
for the collection of a Job lot of German
claims, many of which are tainted with
suspicion and cannot be classified with
the lirltlsh claim, are anxiously wont
ing In tha dark and are trying to patdi
up a settlement, but they have not yet
succeeded. They cannot saddle upon
Germany the responsibility ofr the af
fronts to the United Stutes Involved
In these policies when the alliance has
not tMfin repudiated.
GERMAN WARSHIP MOVING.
Caracas, Jan. 31. News has reached
here t hut a Orman warship supposed
to be the cruiser Falke, was seen this
morning near the lr at Murncaibo
making soundings. She had landed
men In her snmllbonts.
LAROEriT OF ALL DOMES.
A ('.-cation for St. Louis Fair Will
Eclipse Anything Extant.
St. Louis, Jan. 31. The plans of the
festival hall of the Louisiana Purchase
esimsition have been submitted, show
ing that the dome will tie the largest
In the world, excelling In slue those ot
St. Peter's cnthedrhil and the Pantehon
at Rom?,
Ht'TTS MAN SUICIDES.
Prominent Montannn Ends His Life
By the Pistol Route.
Hutte. Jan. 31. Wlllar l H. Winters,
on of the most prominent men In Butte
shot himself through the head with a
revolver tonight, dying Instantly,
It Is said that Winters' fiancee broke
their engagement after having heard
that he had been drinking and this led
to his suicide. On the table beside his
bod and almost within reach of the
corp) were piled heaps of wedding
presents which had been sent for the
ceremony which was to have been per
formed tonight.
Winters was a brother of William
Winters ot Spok'ine, who Is a well
known railroad ,-ontracior.
GKIDIUON CLUB HAS MEET.
Unique Feature Introduced Hund
reds of Guests Present.
Washington Jan. 31 The annual din
ner of tho Gridiron club was a record
breaker In the way of unique features,
over 200 guests w?re present, including
J. P. Morgan. One amusing feature
was a representation of the pomp and
ceremony of the Spanish court of H92
mingled with 20th century Ideas and
events. One of the questions propound
ed to Columbus was "What la a trust,"
to which he answered, "A bunch of
money surrounded by water."
HOBSON RESIGNS.
Merrlmae Hero Would Not Be Relieved
and So Quits. -
.Washington, Jan. 31. Captain R. P.
Hobson of Merrlmae fame has tendered
his reslgnitlon as n naval constructor
in the navy. For some time Captain
Hobson has sought to be relieved, but
the board before which he was exam
ined pronounced him fit for duty and
he wns ordered to duty In charge of
construction work at the Bremerton
Wash., navy yard.
BILL TO LIMIT FORTUNES
Proposed by Wellington That Constl
tutlon Be Amended.
Washington, Jan. 31. Senator Wei
Ungton today Introduced an amend'
ment to the constitution prohlh'.ng
the holding of a fortune exceed! , $10,
000,000 by any one Individual lit the
United States. In caie of such a hold
Ing the amendment provides that "the
excess shall be condemned, whether or
not as a public; nuisance, public folly or
public peril and be accordingly forfeit
ed Into the United States treasury."
PRETENDER RETREATED.
Fell Back to cits Old Position, and Fes
Feela EJasler.-
Tangier, Jun. 31 Information was re
ceived by courier from Fex today that
the pretender to the throne had re
treated a distance of eight miles to his
former position. There has been no
engagement between the Imperial
troops and soldiers of the pretender.
Several villages In the Hyiana region
have ben burned and Inhabitants cap
tured. Feeling at Fe Is hopeful, '
LOOKS LIKE
ITS FULTON
Hawkins of Polk Enrolls Under
the Standard of the Lead
ing Candidate.
EARLY ELECTION PREDICTED
Little BiiMinefts Done at Yester-U-rria)'SeKNlon-IIali'ffBill
to Protect BoatpulleiK
I'uHHcd 1- House.
Sal -in, Jan 31-(Speclal) The featqre
In today's balloting for United States
senator was another vote cast for C.
W. Fulton. Hawkins of Polk county
has heretofore been voting for Wolver
ton, but today allied himself with the
supporter of the Clatsop candidate.
In replying to rollcall Representative
Hawkins said:
"In casting my vote today I think 1
can dlrftiulm any Intention to create
any sensation or surprise, as It has been
pretty generally known what has been
my attitude during the past few days.
For two weeks I have been voting tor
a man who Is well qualified to assume
the position for which he has been
named. I think the time has come
to ally myself with the greatest num
ber of republicans ' who are casting
th- lr votfS together. I will therefore
vote for the Hon. Charles W. Fulton."
While the vote of Hawkins did not
create a particular sensation and was
not followed by a stampede. It came
nevertheless as a glad surprise to Ful
tonltes and was greeted by them with
a burst of appreciative applause.
The election of a senator Js now
deemed to be a possibility of the near
future, not later thin Tuesday being
s: to bring about the much desired
result. U is acknowledged In reliable
circles that by that time the forces of
Fulton will be fully concentrated and
his election is practically assured. The
new vote gained for him is considered
a good omen and his friends have re
doubled their efforts to elect him.
While the -vote of today was uot notih
ly altered. It was due to absentees.
Following Is the vote:
Fulton 32
Geer M
Wood 14
Scattering 18
Absent and paired 8
Present but not voting .... 1
Total 90
The house session was a dull one, six
measures that had no opposition Delng
passed. They were:
Substitute for bill by Jones of Lin
coln to allo v counties to procure data
at surveyor-general's office; substitute
for Kay's bill to provide for the in
vestment of surplus school funds; by
Banks, relating to exemption of Judg
ment debtors' earnings; by Davey, In
creasing salary of assistant warden at
penitentiary; by Hahn, to protect boat
pullers, fishermen and laborers; by
Cobb, to provide for fenders on street
railways. PATRIOTS ARE EULOGIZED.
Slsners of the Declaration of Independ
ence Are Honored.
Washington, Jan. 31. After three
hours of general debate upon the post
office appropriation bill which was
made notnbl by a speech In favor of
tariff reform by Williams (Mass.) who
is a candidate for democratic leader
ship of the next house, the house-sus
pended public business and listened to
addresses by Pearce of Maryland; tal
icll of Pennsylvania, and Schlrm of
Maryland on the life and public servic
es of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and
John Hanson, two of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, whose
statues have been erected by the state
of Maryland In the statuary hall.
Orosvenor presided during the exer
cises and there were Marylanders in
the galleries. The death of Represent
ative Rumple of Iowa which occurred
this morning In Chicago, was announc
ed. The usual resolutions were adopt
ed and a committee was appointed to
attend the funeral.
THIEVES NOT APPREHENDED.
Ore Pll'rers Stole Much and Rewards
Are Offered.
Rnker City, Jan. 31. Further develop
ments In the great ore thefts today
demonstrates that there are more peo
ple concerned than at first supposed.
The suggestion that there is an or
ganized gang at wo-k is not born out
by the Investigation so fur made.'
It Is now well established that there
has been wholesale pilfering on the
part of miners working In some of the
rich mines, but It Is further demon
strated that It Is Almost impossible to
detect and apprehend the thelves.
Manager Emll Melzer of the North
Pole mine, has offered $V00 rewarj for
th arrest nod oonvMlon of the thleven
who have ben engaged In robbing his
mine. The magnitude of the losses to
mines has not diminished with the
day's developments. No additional
arrests have been made.
DAY AND NIGHT.
Three Shifts Will Be Employed In Gun
Carriage Shops.
Washington, Jan. 31 The three shift
system, by which work will be kept
up day and night, will be Inaugurated
In the gun carriage shop at Washing
ton navy yard Monday. There is an
Imperative demand for completing or
ders now on hand, " It is,the purpose
of the naval officials to keep other
shops at the yard in full operation day
and night, as soon as sufficient work
men can be secured.
ARSENALS WANT RIFLES
Rush Order for Krag Jorgensen's Due
to Unknown Cause.
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 31. Orders
have been received at the United States
armory to rush a shipment of 100,00(1
Krag Jorg-msen rifles to arsenals, over
the country. The original cause of the
order was a passage of the militia bill,
but the rush feature of the order ap
parently has some special cause.
FLEET DEPARTS.
English Battleships Lenve Portsmouth
On a Prolonged Cruise.
Lffhdon, Jan. tl. Exceptional Inter
est's attached to the departure of the
channel squadron from Portsmoutn to
day on a prolonged cruise. For the
first time British battleships have Deen
fitted to consume oil as fuel.
:
INCREASED.
WAGES
Denver. Jan. 31. The Denver and
Rio Grande railroad has voluntarily In
creased the wages of all Its machinists,
boilermakers, blacksmiths, tin workers,
Inspectors, car -epalrers and their help
ers 2 1-2 to 5 percent. "
CENTENARIAN DIES.
Tacoma, Jan. 31. Mrs. Margauerlte
Allen, born December 23, 1798, In Scot
land, died here this afternoon.
Sale Extended
Until Saturday, February 7, our
patrons may have the benefit of
COOT PRICES
Finest Goods in the City. Our
Spring' Stock Arrives Feb. lO
C. H. COOPER
ECLIPSE HARDWARE C0.
umbers and
Steamfitters
525-537 BOND STREET
LOOKS BAD
FOR CANAL
Conference Held to Devise Means
to Ratify Pending Treaty
With Colombia.
DELAY VEXES THE PRESIDENT
Opposition In .Senate Matter of
Grave Concent to Those Dei
Miring Immediate and '
Favorable Action.
Washington, Jan, 31. An Important
conference was held at the White
House today, the participants being tho
president, Secretary Hay and Senator
Cnllom, chairman of the foreign affair
committee of the senate. The subject
under discission was ihe status of the
Panama canal treaty. The situation
with regard to the treaty as it has de
veloped in the senate is giving the ad
ministration and its supporters grave
concern. The president Js exceedingly
anxious that the treaty should be rati
fied at the earliest possible moment, yet
the indications now are that serious
obstructlo'is may be placed In the way'
of ratification. ; -
Senator Morgan, chairman , of the
commute on interoceanic canals, takes
the ground that the negotiations con
ducted by the senate department with
Mr. Herr.in, representing Colombia,
are not valid, as he holds that Mr.
Herran did not possess the necessary
authority to make a treaty binding up
on his country, and it is understood
that he will use his utmost efforts to
defeat the treaty In its present form.
Indeed, the Intimation has reached the
president that when the treaty Is called
for onsidration in the-senate amend
ments will be offered to almost every
section of it. Such action, it Is well
understood, will seriously delay final
action upon it, even if It should not re
sult In defeat of Its ratification. It
is stated definitely that any amendment
to the treaty would spoil the entire can
al project, as the government of Col
ombia might hesitate to accept amend
ments made to it, particularly If they
Involved essential details of principals.