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.: t 1 CiiS"?, I t . s , VOLUME IVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1903. 1873 1903 f X BUSINESS CLOTHES When you buy business clothes you want them business like in prices but it isn't good business to have clothes that are not stylish, nor to pay too much or too little for them. We've got tlio fuinouB Grouse & lintnrifgee mitt here for you; and with that statement wo answer every question you can, think to link about looks, stylo, tail oring, lit and Inuincss-liko prices. You ohm prove the truth of nil we say in live min ute; we're waiting for you to come am see. P. A. STORES 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 Wka Block til Commercial Street. SUICIDE OF MR. SCIilMPFF Prominent Young Astorian Ends His Life With the Fatal Pistol. TWO SHOTS WERE FIRED A Full Line of MECHANICS' w TOOLS FISHER BROTHERS VALENTINES Wholesale and Retail J. IN. GglFPlN Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Farmers and Loggers. A. V, ALLEN Tenth sad Commercial Streets GROCERIE For the Very Best Articles of Food, at Prices That Are Right, Be Sure to See V. H. COFFEY Department Store, Corner Bond and Twelfth. HOTEL PORTLAND The Plnct Motel In the Northwest PORTLAND, - . OlinoON No Cause AnnI-ih-1 to Hush Act TliHtCloiM'd the Career or Wealthy mid I'o-iu-lur Citizen. Kmll Schlmpff, manager of (he North Pacific Brewing company, shot himself through the head yesterday morning In a flt of despondency, The bull pas sed through the skull and death wan Instantaneous, The body will be whip ped tonight to Keranton, Pa., the for mer home of the deceased, where It will be burled. v When a telephone memiugc m re ceived yesterday from the brewing es tablishment conveying the newt thai Manager Schlinpff had .blown out his brulns.people who knewhlm scouted the story u absurd. Jovial and beloved by all with whom he mine In eontuct, he was the Inst mim In the world one would comtlder a suicide, and the story of hi tfenth wan discredited. Hid friend liiBlntwl that Home mistake had been made, but It was not long before the lifeless body was taken to the morgue. . Coroner Tohl summoned a Jury and an Ini'urst wan held during the afternoon. The Juror were Thomas llyrle, David Alrth. Richard Ceurns. J. II. Hansen. A. E. Mlnurd and O. A. Cole. The witnesses exunilned were Jr. A. A. Finch, Joieph Schamberger and Leo K. Hchimpff, the latter a bro ther of the deceased. The evident adduced at the inquest threw but little tight on the causes lend Ing up lo Mr. Sihlmplf's rash act. Messrs. Schamberger and L. E. Se.himpff testified thut deceased had been de'pondont for several day pant, and that his condition was due to wor ry over the pending trial of C. H. H"ckwlth, bookkeeper at the brewery, whose account were recently discover ed to bo abort. The surety company which had guaranteed hit bond! was prosecuting the bookkeeper, and Man ager Schlinpff necessarily was compel led to securt evidence against the ac cused. Till worried him greatly, and frequently to friends he said that he deplored hi connection with the mat ter. "Up to Sunday he had appeared' very gloomy, but on Sunday he seemed In excellent spirits. He went to the brewery yesterday morning and was quite Jolly, and there was no Intimation of what was to follow, Shortly after 8 o'clock Manager Schlmpff left the office and went to a barber shop across the street. On his return he walked out of the office and waa not seen again Until his body was found In the hayloft of the stable at the brewery. Ho hnd gone to the loft, removed his cout and vest, seated him self on some looae hay and placed the muzzle of the revolver to his temple. Examination, of the weapon showed that the first three shells failed to ex plode. Presumably the fourth shell did not miss fire, but whether this bul let or the fifth ended the career of the young man will never be known. Mr. Schambwr heard the two shots and j supposed some one was shouting on the netracks at the rear of the brewery He made search of the premises and found the body lying on the floor of the loft. tThe news of the tragic end of Mr Schlinpff caused a sensation. To all the local bualnesa men he was known us a bright and successful young man and enjoyed deserved popularity. That he should have had cause to kill him elf was never for a moment believed and his frlenda are confident that he waa suffering from temporary aberra tion of the mind when he took his life On every hand the most profound sor row was expressed, for during hla brief rea-ldence her the young man had made hosts of frlenda. He was tS years of age, a native of Seronton, and un married. Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. bchlnipff had been visiting him and are still In the city. The terrible af fair has completely prostrated them. All aorta of absurd stories have gone the rounds since the shooting. On the streets It has been stated that Manager Bchlmpff himself waa short In his ae counts, and that Mr. Beckwlth was In Jail lo shield the real rulprlt. Other torlee were current to the effect that Mr. Bi hlnipfr mj u-eii arreted. These slnrlea were, of course, false. The pre- dlcanieiit of the mcouutaiit Is Hie cir cnmstaine that turned the mind of tin- nulling,.!' mid prompted the suicide. K.'ores of frl. nds called at the morgue lam veiling hi view the remains, wliMi III be Interred at Hcnuiion, lhvused was -juim wealihy and iird taige IM.HM In tile Kailli Pacific llrewlng C fl" a ful concern. mont success- BETRAYAL OF TRUST Colombian Minister Obtained Informa tion In a Manner That Hllid Menator Morgan. Washington, Feb, !. There were no details on the smtelu od bill today The Indian appropriation bill and the Philippine currency bill were both pas sed. vest, wniie.ine unman dim was up, called attention to a point of order w hich had been made against one of Its provisions on the ground that It was new legislation. The senate, he said, had passed the Philippines bill as a rider 10 the army appropriation bill and yet ruled other provisions out. All rules he said, were violated when a majority was In favor of a measure. Morgan spoke on .he question of the privilege of regarding a dispatch, which recent' ly appeared in the press purporting to be signed by the Colombian minister to Mexico, Senor Rafael Iteyes, In whleh Benor Reyes took exception to an al leged statement by Morgan In the sen ate that the Colombian president had sold out and abdlcted for $1,000,000. Morgin declared that there was a be trayal of Ihe senate In the matter of what trinaplres at an executive session and that Senor Reyes had violated a principle of diplomacy when he obtain ed Information surreptitiously from per sons false to their (rust. NO CHANGE IN CONTEST If Fulton Maintains His Present Strength His Election Is Assured. BILLS TO PROTECT EMPLOYES HoiiHe Defeats by Cloxe Vote tbe Meamire to Icnnlon Widow of U uardx .Slain by Es caped Convicts. BAER WAS ILL Noted Operator Suffered Collapse Aft er Addressing the Commission Laat Thursday Philadelphia, Feb. 11 An act on the part of George F. Baer, president of the Reading Railway company, which was held by many to be dlscourteou to the miners counsel In the strike hearing, was explained by the news that for the last three days he had been 111 In Atlantic City. He was taken ill after nnUhln his address before the commission on Thursday and at noon h left the room rn the federal btilld lug, In which the hearing was held. and though his chief opponent, Clar once S. Darrow, began hla address In the afternoon, he did not appear, It has developed that Mr. Baer went to Atlantic City In a state of physical collapse. His address before the strike commission was more or less of an Im passioned nature, and It wore greatly on his nerves. Had he been In good health when he began so great an ex ertlon, It doubtless would not have af fected him. Inasmuch as he fought off an attack of the grip In order to speak, the strain caused a break down. Three days In Atlantic City enabled Fr. liaer to throw off the 111 effects of both grippe and nervous strain. He returned to his home, No. U'17 Spruce street, yesterday, and though he had not fully regained his strength he was much improved and will be at his office at the Rending terminal today. COMING WEST Train of Three Sections Loaded With Eastern People Seeking Homes In the Qolden West. Everett, Feb. 16.-The Great North- ern superintendent's office here states that a wvstbound overland In three! sections is on Us way carrying 1500 set tlers for Pacific coast points. The train Is scheduled to arrive here Tues day evening. WILL MARRY SMOOT'S NEPHKW Sister of Mormon Murderer Arrives in New York. Salem, Feb. 16. The last week of the legislative session opened with no change in the senatorial situation. There are two propositions upon which all agree that a senator will be elected, and that If Fulton can hold his present strength until the last hour of the fight he will win. The problem lies In a possible unification and ce mentation of the opposition. Thus tar the opposition, consisting cf the Mult nomah delegation and.the supporter Geer have not been able to come tO' gether. Strenuous efforts to that end will be made In the next three days. An el ection may occur before the last night. but It Is not expected. , Aside from the temporary deflections from the strength of the various candl dates, due to absentees and pairs, there was no hange n today's vote. The Multnomah delegation again demon strated Its ability to get together by catting 17 votes for George H. W'il Hams. Senator Smith waa among the absentees and Representative Notting ham voted for W. D. Fenton as usual Jones of Lincoln was on hand today, but If he Is destined to land In the Ful ton camp he is not ready as yet, for he voted as has been his dally custom, when present, for BInger Hermann Representative Hume likewise conttn ues on the fence, and today he flung bis usual floral offering at the feet of D J. Malarkey. Following is the vote: Fulton 32 Geer 15 Wood 17 Scattering S Absent and paired 9 The senate today passed three labor bills to prohibit blacklisting, to punish deception In securing employes, and to protect employes in their right to Join or not to Join labor unlona. The house this afternoon shelved the bill to appropriate $300,000 to pay veter ana of the Indian war of 1S55 and 1865 for services rendered, by Indefinitely postponing action thereon. The cem mltte that had the bill In charge re ported adversely, although It had al ready been passed by the senate. committee of the Indian war veterans has been In Salem endeavoring to se cure some financial aid, either through the general appropriation bill or by a special bill. As was stated by Davey w ho Introduced the bill, the sentiment of the house is against the passage of more appropriation bills, and It was almcst unanimously that the house postponed taking a vote. Marion county arose In defense of La Follefs bill for the relief of Susan E. Jones, Edna Tiffany and Sylvia Ferrell, widows of the penitentiary guards who were killed during the outbreak of Tracey and Merrill, but the house, still with an eye to economy, voted It down in committee of the whole. The bill provided that each of the widows should be given $2000. The house In committee of the whole refused to adopt the section appropriating the money by a vote of 23 to 21 and so re ported back. houe was being robbed and shouted after the fleeing students. The porter lor up the cry and started after them. Others fell Into his wake and gave vol ume to the shouting. Finally a pat rolman came along, drew his revolver and began shooting In the air. Then and not until then, did the card players stop. The porter and policeman roun ded them jp and led them back to the hotel. It took bnt a minute to explain and th?re was no end of apologies. Meantime, however, the 11 o'clock ex press waa whistling for Mount Vernon. New York Feb 16 Miss Mary Young sister of William Hooper Young, ar rived yesterday on the steamship Phil adelphia. Miss Young Is the fiance of Harold Eldredge, a nephew of Senator elect Reed Sraoot of Utah, The wed ding Is expects dto take place in this city In the aprlng, three weeks before that of John Young, the young wo man's father. Miss Young could not be found at any of the hotels. At No. 103 West Fifty- eighth strvet.where John W.Young for merly lived and where the murder of Broadway by an alarmed hotel propri the Pulltxer woman waa committed, It I etor and Anally stopped by a policeman was said last night that the Young family hud left the house, th efurnl lure being moved out on Saturday. STUDENT WHIST PLAYERS CHASED UP BROADWAY Yale Men Leave Hotel In a Hurry to Catch Train and Are Followed By Irate Proprietor. r ' 4 New York, Feb. 16. Nine members I of the senior and junlon classes at Yale, w ho came here Saturday to play whist against Columbia,- had a more lively time than they expected, before they finally caught the midnight train for New Haven. They were chased ud ADDICKS MAKES STATEMENT Says What Union Republicans Will Do In Future. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 16. J. Ed wards Addicks today issued a formal statement to the republicans of Dela ware. Among other things he said the Union republicans will nominate a straight ticket in Wilmington, and in the not very distant future. As to the appointments If Congressman Ball cannot get the Federal appointment until after March 4, appointments ac cording to custom ought to go to the chairman of the Union republican state committee and as national committee man, J. Edwards Addicks will see where the power will lie. COLD WAVE IN CHICAGO Windy City Center of a Raginj Blizzard That Causes Great , Deal of Suffering. ALL TRAFFIC IS BLOCKADED HONORED AFTER DEATH. : Aged Prospector, Civil War Veteran and Relative of General Miles. Marysvllle, CaL. Feb. 11-Albert Ev erson, the man who died from exposure during a snow-storm last Tuesday, while on his way to hla lonely cabin, has been buried here with military honors. For years he had lived by him self, eking cut a bare existence with a prospectors' rocker. Not until after his death was it discovered that he ws a veteran of the Civil war and former ly commander of a United States gun boat It is also said that he was re lated by marriage to General Miles. His funeral expenses were guaranteed by the Merchants' National bank of New York. DEATH IN A WELL Seattle, Feb. 16-H. A. Allen met death In a deep well on the Cawrtght place near Woodland Park this after noon. He fell to the bottom of the well, a distance of 6 feet and as he fell his head struck an obstruction, causing death. At Other rolntg Cattle and Sheep Are Dying by the Hundreds-Jfo Relief iu Sight. Chicago, Feb. 16. Seven Inches of snow on the level, accompanied by a gale reaching a velocity of more than 40 miles an hour, ushered In a cold wave which sent the mercury close to the zero mark this morning. The tra tlon and steam railway service, tele graph and telephone wires are suffering . fro mthe heavy fall of snow. Lass of life was less tha? anticipated, b") on person, so far as known having- suc cumbed. An unidentified man was frozen In a snowdrift down town." The cold wave which at midnight reached 13 degrees above, gradually In creased In Intensity until 4 above was reached early In the day, - Traina due from the west and south west were more or less delayed. Th service between Chicago and Omaha has been the most seriously affected. The overland limited on the Chicago A Northwestern, due yesterday morning at 6 o'clock did not. arrive until late this afternoon.. The one due this mom ing is now scheduled to arrive tomor row morning. Trains on the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul are' from on to three hours late, while those from the northwest are more or less delayed. The Burlington train from the south pest due at 6:30 this morning- will not arrive until i o'clock tonight. The Chicago and Alton - trains from St. Louis are over two hours late. SILVER MARKET. New York. Feb. 16. Silver, 48 J-S Cr THE GORDON HAT THE BEST $3 HAT ON EARTH In all the late shapes, both soft and stiff. Also the new NORFOLK CAP For Youth or Man. See them. They are Nobby, j& & & C. H. COOPER ANTI-TRUST BILL REPORTED Washington, Feb. 16. The senate committee on Judicial today comiud' ed Its consideration of the Llttlefleld anti-trust bill and decldid to reiiort It to the senate with number of very tin to Ihe senate w Ith a number cf very Im portant i lunges were inado In (uniin- tloii Willi sections seven and eight, of hi- house Mil for whleh the senate coin. Illl Hi - will reioilillielid ciiinpleU lll'll lutes. who empuea his revolver In the air. It was all because they wanted to go home on the 11 o'clock train and started for It so near the hour that It was a case of sprint or lose. They lost. After defeating Columbia in the af ternoon they continued playing whist In the evening at the Victoria hotel and were so Interested that they did not notice the time until 10:45. They got into Hieir iiv 'ii oats in a Jiffy and danh id p-11 in'" down the stulrs. The last i'i h id lil overi iuit tin Led under Ills arm and It looked as If hi was cull, e.iili s-iiiietlilng, Til pro- priHnr of the Vi lui'U B ur. tilt ClIPSE HARDWARE CQ; Plumbers and Steamfitte , .-St K iv V V 525-527 BOND STREET r.i