won oh r Arr M.i ' : , I:',, ib" ; -..vjin. Any win dc haulo to proseculi mm 1873 1903 VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, om-fioy, SATUWUY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903. I BUSINESS CLOTHFS When you buy business clothes you want them business like in price i but It isn't flood business to have clothes that are not stylish, nor to pay too much or too little for them. " I HtT 'MRU', V mml mmtt rmtwrn. We've got tlio fainoua Orotuo A Hiftixlcgt'o suit litre for you ; and with that (ttttti'mi'iit wo uncwur every jiioiitl.in you cnti think to k alxjut looks, style, tail oring, fit ami biinliicM-like price. You cart prove the truth of all wo my in live nn"n lite; wu'rt' waiting for you to rouifi ami see. REFUSES TO ARBITRATE President Roosevelt Renders Final Decision in Answer to Re quest of the Allies. WILL NOW 00 TO THE HAGUE NUMBER 33. Krlt ImIi AmhiiMMHlor Announce ItM'ii(lon of Protocol to MinUtcr Ilowcii hikI the Two Meet. P. A. STORES The Best Restaurant Rccular Metis. 25 Cent Sunday Dinners a Specialty E erytblnt tee Matket Affords Palace Catering Company The Palace Cafe CLOSING OUT AT COST! For the Purpose of Going Out of Business CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, FURNISHING GOODS Everything Goes Profits are Yours Come in and See :::::: : Chas. Larson Welch Block 652 Commercial Stmt. FIiSHER BROTHERS ASTORIA, OHEOON VALENTINES Wholesale and Retail J. N, GRIFFIN lr ,, 1 Washington, Ffh, 8 President Roosevelt nhortly before 4 o'clock thl nftornuon reached it decision regarding the invltit- lion of tin- ullli-a tlmt he urbl- trate the question of prefercn- tin I payment. Th4 president 4V will Send through tlx stale de. 4 partlnoiit to (he Hiltlnh ambus- sudor a refusal of the Invitation. It seem now ihul the prfcrn 4) (Ul iii-hlloil will go In The Hagu-!, 4) Washington Feb. 0. Immediately up on lecelpt of Secretary liny' note. an noiiiuing the president's declination tlx Mrltlxli ambassador addressed n communication io Minister Rowen, stat lug Hint lie watt milt, ring from mi at tack of grippe and would be obliged If ltuweu would t'hl I on him. The Vene miolmi , representative Immediately went to the I til (lull embassy, where Herbert explained that he hud been III for several days and announced i tiui arrival of him protocol which ho wan prepared to submit to Howcn n.r signature. . , . Later the minister called on liowen and announced the nrrlvnl of hid prolo col. Tomorrow' plug ram will include preliminary preparation before sign- ins of the protocols. Tin- matter now will be referred to Tho Iliimie. Thin will remit In an lin nivdlute rnlHlng of the hlotkiule. H develoju'd tonight that two proto rolii are to be limed by Mowen with the Kalian nntbiuHiidor, tflgnor Mayor den riniiche. two with the Itrltish am bawwilor an dtwo with the German nilnlt.r, Huron von Sterliurjr. In each cnne It will provide for n refer ent for tlio allien' fontentlou for pref. eremlnl tiatnieiit to Tho Hiikuu and a raining of the blockade almtiltiineoiixly with it ulRnlnir of this. Ilavhig nr raiKod fur a ultfiintuie of these (IihI protocol the ncuotlators will take up tho aerond protocola which are to cover the manner of ndjuatlnif the claims of the vnrlotm creditor powers and mean fin' an administration of the ctiHtoina receipt. I'ATH OF TIKH'O.HTFri.NKSS. ... 1 II l i . . i ji ' invaiin uiiIchk it H emu,,,,,, by lh-j Wnxuelan conitreaH. .VIA'fK'ATKH AM.IAM'i;. Ilelleve I'niti'd Htatea and Frun Would I'rolect Monro Do. trine. I arte, Feb. fcThe Mnr'iul of rutel Inne. futlier of the Count I Ion I !e Co " niciw in (tie ivciare thla moriiltiK In which he advor alen un nlllun.' twtween the t'nlted Ktati-R and r riince n un the obJy t of kw plriK Jerintiny and the rent of Euroie out of South America. The wrltxr awtertii that n h nn alliance would place the Mon ro doctrine In shelter from all at lack without coHtlnif a drop of blood. to KHi: ML'HT SHAKE CilRO.V. frown Trlncena of Baony Inviv Auatrltt to Ste Her Faln.r. V lenmi, Feb. 8.-U I mated authorl ikll.r..l.. .1 . i, on o ijieeiiiig nun ben ar ranged between the former crown prln- iea of nxony and un authortwd rep renntatlve of her father on the i-xprcaa condition thut ahe will wine to Aua u in unaccompunleil by it Glron. She will not be allowed to enter the houne of her father. Ferdimnd iv, nou-re Kitnt (rrunil juke of Tuaiany, but the realdence of her brother. Archduke I'eler Ferdlnund Alifen, near Salisbury, la Oclnir prepared for her reception. GIUON nitlCAKS AWAY. French Tutor Will Go to ilia Family Leaving Prince l"4ihlndered lieneva, heb. 6. The leRal advlHer of the former crown prince of muny haa made the following; announcement: "At t.iron will leave Ueheva for rirua. wi. wnere ne win join hi family. M (llron ha broken off all relation with the prince in Older not to imjiede a reunion of the princes with her child ren." . riu.wESj louse cannot . OUTAI.V DKSIKKH rilVORCF hnxon Court Refuve tt Grant LeKal Separation to the ', Runaway Wife from Her liiiHband. . Geneva, Ffh. S.-The, JSoyol ruiiuince between Crown I'rlnee Louixe of Sax ony and M. Glron hna come to a sud den end. The ending i said to be due to the refusal of the Pnxon court. In fluenced by Emperor Franl Jowph. to consent to a divorce. It is reported that the princess sought hsr father's pardon In order to get per mission to ee her children but w.i re fused everything unless she left M. Glron. On the return of her lawyer from Dresden today a prolonged Interview took place. In the coucse of which tho princess In u torrent of tears cried: "I must see my poor children again." Her parting with Glron I said to have been very affecting. HELD WHILE BEING SHOT Mother and Wife of Desperate Horse Thief Assist Culprit to Hake Escape. REWARD OUT FOR CAPTURE Xliorlfr With 1'crliapM Fatally Wounded in an Effort to Take Fugitive Lyons Into Custody. SriVEsM OF Sl'LTAN CONFIRMED Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. , Supplies of all kinds at Ioweat rates, for fishormen, t Farmers and Loggers. At V. ALLEN Tenth and Commercial Streets The B oston Restaurant KtO COMMERCIAL MTltEKT Best and Neatest Eating House In Astoria Try Our 2 5-Cent Dinners Prompt Attention High Class Chef MARINOVICH & BOSCOVICH German Policy Is Only to Secure the Lives nnd Property of Clt liens. Rerlln. Feb. (I.-Chnnoullor Von Ru low, reviewing the political situation In the Reichstag, -aid: showed sufficiently six years ago that I nm far removed from u policy of adventu. Tho Snmoan uuentlon wns nettled to genem) satisfaction. We came out of the the I'hlmse action with undiminished power, in all honor and .vlfh a strengthened position In enst Asia. In Venexuelsr-we move on precisely the snipe lines with Fnglnnd and Italy, upon the path of thought minim we want only to secure the lives and property and trade of our people there. In our foreign policy I try to take the middle policy between the Left parry and Professor Hnsse (the Pan-American lender). "I am Tor from following parish poll itlc whereby our paths will be under mined, but I urn Just aa far from a policy Which would extend our sphere of action excessively and which would be dependent upon ebullition of feelings Instead of being fixed by tho well con sidered, plainest Interests of the Ger- man people," . -POWERS OF ROW EN ARK NILU Powers Recognise Right of Spain to Have Voice In Morocco. Madrid. Feb. 1. At a cabinet council presided over by tho king. Premier Sil velu announced that the anarchist schemes In connection with the strike at Rnreeloiu had failed. The premier confirmed the success of the sultan of Morocco, which, he said, would contribute to the maintenance of the status iuo. He uddd that all the powers; recognised Spain's right to hav a voice In any Intervention In Moroc can affairs. PRETENDER HAS ESCAPED. Eugene, Feb. S.-Sherlff W. W. Wither of this county, wan shot and proVibly fatally wounded last night while attempting to arrest a man nam ed Elliot Lyon. 30 mites west of Eu gene. PurtleuliiH of the affair art meager, and what new there Is was brought by a courier who came In uf-' ter ,v dot-tor. According to Information at the sher iff's offlcs. Withers had been for some time keeping a close lookout for Ly on, who was wanted for horse stealing In Jiwphlne county. He Is a desper ate man and had made his escape Trom officers In southern Oregon by the use of a gun. He has been known to sav that he would not be taken alive. t.yons nns relatives living about 30 miles west of Eugene and SheriffWith er naa pen Keenlnir close u-ntrh for him to appear In this vicinity. A few- days ago he located his man about the Lyons home and yesterday went out there to arrest him. Last evening. having located his quarry nnd being satisfied that he was in . the house. Withers entered to arrest him. As soon as the family saw what wn up two or three of the women seised the sheriff and held him so ho could not make a strong defense, while young Lyons drew his plFtol and at lose range shot him. The bullet struck Withers In the nock and It Is feared lodged against the spinal column. In which case his recovery is considered ery doubtful. The young man who came for a doc' tor says the sheriff Is completely para!- zed, w hich the doctors call a bad Indi cation, i As soon as It was seen what had been none kiiiott Lyons took flight, while the other members of the family did ihat they could for the victim and ummoned neighbors. withers was perfectly clear In his mind and told what doctors to summon. A messenger made all possible haste. hut It was necessarily slow because of heavy snow and the very bad condition of the roads. An effort is now being made to cap ture Lyons before he makes his escape from the county. A posse of six men was at once made up In Eugene, head fd by Deputy Sheriff Brown, and left for the scene and will try to bring Ly ons In dead or alive. ine county court nas offered a re ward of for Lyons, dead or alive later. The regular conference com mittee made a last request of the union republicans before agreeing to accept the democratic proposition. It was: "Will you allow us to name on sen ator, you take the other?" , The union republicans replied that they could abide by nothing but a vota of a majority of the republican cau cus. The regular have been retired and the union republican committee men .Conner and Townsend, submitted the Una! proposition of the Addl.lcs men a follows: "We will stand or fall by the princi ple of the majority rule." Both sides agreed finally to allow ne gotiations to remain open for a few days as It was then time to take a bal lot for United States senator. LEGISLATORS CLOSE HOUSE Adjournment Has Been Taken by Both Houses Until Monday Forenoon. COMMENT IN LONDON. Objection of Washington Senators P.oundary Is Deplored. to .Vsw York, Feb. 6.-The new that the opposition of the northwestern sen ators will probably prevent Hie pass age or toe Alaskan boundary treaty NOTHING DOING FOR SENATOR Vote for Mills Increased by One Vote, but Otherwise Ballot Stands the Same, if Not - ' Home More 8o. 1 ? ' Salem, Feb. . (Specittl)-After all there will be no Joint ballot Saturday, and to Insure no advantage being taken by any party to the senatorial contest is regarded here as very disconcerting ' Qt the otner9' absence, an understand new, says a London dispatch to th I ,n hBS been arrived at, whereby all Tribune. The Dally Chronicle i onsid- j aKree t0 Preserve the status quo until ers that the failure of the treaty will S Jlonal'- So when the senate adjourns mean tne indefinite continuance of the deadlock. "lDnflil. " lfr tin .. .1 1 ,L . - ...-, i. cnijd, mil. iuhs 111 thi afternoon it will be until Monday at 11:30 a. m., and when the house ad journs its night session this evening: it chance of obtaining a free port hi tiie ' wUI unt" tne 8ame tIme Klondike district and most violent friction must nr'se if gold should be discovered in the' territory under dispute." TO KEEP OUT BRITISH. Scheme on Foot to Repopulate South Africa With Boers. Geneva. Feb. 6. The Swiss papers assert that the Boer secret commit tee In Europe la sending out, fully equipped and with their passage paid, French and Gorman Swiss to the Transvaal and the Orange River colony to marry the Boer widows and orphan girls with a view to repopulating the country and preventing the British from becoming predominant. EXPENSIVE FOR GERMANY. Coet of the ChlnaExpedition Has Amounted to Many Millions. Berlin, Feb. 6. The total cost to Germany of the Chinese expedition up to date is $56,250,000, and the further requirements are estimated at $3,500,000. 1 '.todays joint ballot was featureless All the leading candidates polled their : usual strength. Hunt of Multnomah Joined the majority of that delegation and voted for A. L. Mills. One rep resentative cast his vote for Sharles A. Slalarkey, Multnomah county, and thus' the third week of the senatorial con test closed with an election as far oft apparently as ever. The vote as cast yesterday follows: Fulton ......34 Geer it Wood 17 Mills 13 Scattering 7 Absent 3 President Brownell made his first speech of the present session from the floor of the senate this forenoon, his voice being raised in support of the Crolsan bill for direct primary nomi nations. The measure was defeated after a hotly contested debate, IS sen ators voting aye and 15 no. Mills' bill providing for the Improve ment of unnavigable streams for the (Continued on Page 4.) OPPOSITION TO CANAL EXPRESSED IN SENATE unless Negotiations Are Confirmed by Venezuelan Congress They Will Be Invalid. raria, co, . ihe correspondent of the Matin at Caracas telegraphs that f a pamphlet Is. being circulated In that 1 city in wnicn it la asserted that the powers conferred on Minister Rowcn by President Castro are nlll because of an article In the Venezuelan constitu tion providing thai a representative of Venesuela In such cases must have nn authorization In order to serve the re public and the pamphlet points out that Minister Bowen has no such suthorlma. tlon. Moreover, according to the pnm phlet, any convention ho may negotiate Missionaries Start for Fes and Fea Is Felt for Them. London, Feb. 6. The correspondent of tho Morning Loader nt Tangier tel egruphs that the escape of the pretend er, Ru Ilnmnro, Is confirmed. It Is tin nounced. says the correspondent, thtat tho American missionaries will start for Fes today (Friday. Some appre hension exists regarding their surety. PRETENDER A PRISONER. Has Been Offered for Sale and Will Perhaps be Brought to Fes. Paris. Feb. . A dispatch from Tan gier saya the pretender is a prisoner In the hands of the Rlata tribesmen, who have offered to sell him to the siillan. F.I Menlbhl, the Moorish mln Jster of war, is now negotiating with the Rlata tribe and It Is believed that the pretender will lie. brought to Fes NEW KRI'PP COMPANY. Berlin, Feb. , The capital of tho new Krupp company will be $7,500,000 with $10,000,000 In debentures. The board of ovr?ers Includes ex-Railroad Minister Von Thielcn, Gustnv Hart mann of the Dredenr bank and Lud wig Delbrur;ck of Delbrureck, Leo Co.. MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL ILL. Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. B,-Mrs. Patrick Campbell Is ill nt her hotel here.' It Ik announced that she Is suffering from a severe attack of inlluensa. Proposed Construction, If Carried On, Would Inevitably Cause War With Colombia. Washington, Feb. 6. For a time to day in the senate it looked as though the question of the construction of an Isthmian canal would be discussed In open session. Morgan spoke on his resolution introduced yesterday calling i on the secretary of navy for correspond ence regarding the military occupation of the bays of Panama and Colon. He had not proceeded far, when Cul lorn Interrupted him with a motion for executive session, which Morgan resist ed. The chair overruled Morgan's objec tion and the doors were closed. Morqan, continuing his demands in executive session, alleged that the $!,- 000,000 which the United States paid to Colombia would go to the Insurgents. When open session was resumed Mor gan predicted that if the United States continued Its policy with reference to the construction of the isthmus canal war with Colombia was Inevitable. After Kean had spoken a short time In opposition to the statehood bill thej senate adjourned out of respect to the memory of Representative Moody of North Carolina. LAST DAY For Bargains st Our Clearance Sale DO NOT MISS IT C. H. COOPER H ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. ADDICKS INCIDENT IS NOT YET A CLOSED AFFAIR Union Republicans Will Abide. By No thing Rut a Majority Rule and -Will Stand or Fall by it. Dover, Feb. 6. It is understood that the democrats offered to support Con gressman Ball for a long term, allowing the other senatorshlp to take care of it self. This offer was rejected today but It may be taken up and considered Plumbers and iteamfitters 525-527 BOND STREET