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: ASICEIA f OCUC ASSCCIATIQi Li ;c ?.b.3'.r.1.r:::.j- VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY,". FEBRUARY 28, 1003. II- II' t I 1 1 I 1 1 I I , il7 '. w . it l , ...... . . , "at-no fW There may be other Cloth ing "As Good as,", but not at THE SAME PRICE IT COSTS NO MORE IN THE END to wear handsome, well made, durable clothes, fur they Wk wull longer. We can satisfy you In Children's, Boy' and Youths' Cloth ing and Furnishing Goods We Know how to please you. You know the place. I P. A. Stokes Clothier and Furnisher TWENTY-FIVE CENTS OFF For Every Dollar's Worth Bought s and Boys' Clothing, Shoes Men' and Furnishing Goods. This offer lasts to March 10, 1903. . CHARLES Wtlch Block A Full Line of MECHANICS' TOOLS D FISHER &4 355: Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED. PROVISIONS, ; TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Fanners and Loggers. ; A V AIwIwBN Tenth snd Commercial Streets GROCERIES 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 Finest Hotel In! the Northwest PORTLAND, - . - "OREC10IV LARSON 452 Commtrck! Strut BROTHERS The Chicago Perfect in touch, speed, dura bility and appearance, $35. VISIBLE WRITING J N. GRIFFIN THREATS ARE CARRIED OUT Democrats Said They Would Block Legislation and They Pro ceed to Do So. PARTY- FEELING RUNS HIGH Overture Prom Republican Side Itejet-tcd and It Heem. That Little l5iiNji.et.it Will lie Trnnsiuted. Washington, Feb. 27 The democrats of the bouse today carried out their threat of yesterday that If Butter wan unseated they would do everything In their power to block legislation until con htm expire, March 4. Today was another stormy session, prolonged from 11 o'clock this morning until T o'clock tonight. One roll call succeeded another and at every pause party passion manifested Itaelf In hit ter And acrlmlnoui denunciation. Tw eclnl rulea were brought Into expe dlte appropriation bllla, and continue the leirlalatlve dny pf yeaterday In or dcr to ."educo aa much aa pomlble the mlnorlty'a power to obalruct leglalntion Turlnf a debate on the rule, the dcmo crata votd a condemnation of what they denominated aa ywrterday'a out ro tou nctlon of the chair. Repu'jllcana dccl ire (hut lhy were willing to accept the reaponalblllty for what they have done and explulwd (hi neiMMlty of the draatlo rulca pre cn'd to.1ny, Palaell aald that un l. aa thla courae waa pursued democra ccuM vonnume 117 houra, or the tj leg iMlutlve dnya on the rod call on the enatn amendment to the appropriation blllf . Friends of the omnlbua public build Ing bill, who yeaterday were threaten. Ing to defeat the rule If they were not modlfltiJ to Include their mcaaure were nlacjjti&d byjl promlite which It 5un (lcmooi waa given, inai ineir dim voi ed he covered by aperlul rule to be brought In later, v Kven vl'.h ap?i;lnl rulea In operation getting appropriation bllla Into confer enc wis a tedloua and laborious pro ccM, and eight hour aenalon and IS roll clla-belng neccuwiry to get a aundry civil bill military academy and poatof fke appropriation bill Into conference and to adopt conference, report on the Indlin appropriation bill. All overtures from the republican side to democrats to Induce the latter to abandon their flllbuater have I wen fruit lean and there la every Indication that they will continue their present luetic to tho end of the ecaalon. MESSAGE TO THE SENATE. President Roosevelt Vrges Amellorft. Hon of Trade Relutlona With the Philippines. Washington, JVb. . 27. President Roosevelt today sent a mexxage to the senate calling attention to tho com merclal condltlona existing In the Phil. Ippines, and quoting from Governor Tuft, who believes that a substantial reduction In the tariff levied against Philippine goods, coming to the United States, should bo made. The presllent earnestly asks that tho mattar receive the Immediate attention of conprreas, as ho says, there la Imml nent dangar of a famine In the lalanda He asks for action In the tariff matter not merely from a standpoint of wise governmental policy, but as a measure of humanity. The president say that calamities which have befallen Flllp. Inos could not have been avoided by human wisdom. He hopes that the economy relations of the Islands with the United States will i put on satisfactory basis and that the future prosperity of -the Islands bo assured. PASS APPROPRIATION BILLS. Motion to Take Up Anti-Trust Mens pres Not Carried. Washington, Feb. 37. The senate to day passed the naval and military academy appropriation bills. Black burn secured a vote on hts motion to take up tho Llttk-fleld anti-trust bill, but the motion waa lost by !8 to 38. The senate wna In executive session from 1 to 5:111 p. m. .When the doors were reoptned a num ber of bills were passed without ob. Jectlon. Tha Immigration bill was con. sldered and n number of amendments mada to meet the various Deflators' views, but the bill failed oh a vote by objection from New pngland senators who feared It would exclude French Canadian labor. ROBBED A POSTOFFICE3T Ulsbee,' Arls., Feb. W.-Two masked men robbed the postofflce at Turn house. Tlviy held up the postmaster, Oeorga Clark, at th point of n revo'v. er, and mad him give over $100 In rash. Iieputy sheriff are now "on the trail of the robtxtrs, who are thought o be heading for Mexico. THRILLING TRIP ON ICE Voung Women Assisted Exhausted Men From Imprisoned Steamer to Mainland, St. John, N. M Feb. J7.-A party of traveler ha just reached here after a thrilling experience on the Ice. The party waa led over IS miles of Ice floe from an Imprisoned steamer to Plctou Island and thence (o the mainland by two young Boston women. The steamer Mlnto which run from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island became ke bound Monday,. Among the 0 passenger on board were two young women named Dent, who had received word that their parents were dying In Boston. When they realised the situ ation of tho Mlnto they expressed a de termination to start out for the main. land on foot Another young woman and four young men also were willing to loin In the undertaking, The party left the steamer shortly before noon. Monday. The sun's rays on the Ice proved almost blinding, and after the party struggled along for some time, one of -the young men sank down from exhaustion, The remainder of the distance, however, was finally covered, although the young women were constantly obliged to as sist the exhausted men. They reached the Inland at o'clock In the evening. After passing the night on the Island the remainder of the Journey was made- to the mainland Tuesday, where the Boston women caught the train. The member of the party belonging to St John reached here today, greatly ex hausted. After remaining on the Ice 48 hours the Mlnto managed to work herself free. She then ran over to assist her sister ship, the Stanley, whkh ha been Im prisoned in the Ice floea'for over six weeks, and managed to put 40 tons of coul on board. The Mlnto ha arrived at Georgetown, Prince Edward Island. - GERMANS-PILLAGED SHIP r So Say Venezuelans, but Report Is De nounced a Utter Fak. New York, Feb. i7. The Venezuelan authorities in Puerto Cabella, says the Curaeag correspondent of the Herald, after receiving the warship Itesturador, which had ben eelxed by the block ading powers, have made an official report restrdlng tho transfer and con dition of thd vessel. The repot t reads In part: 'The German before delivering the Restaurador had sacked her in a ruin ous manner. They carried off silver ware, covers, curtains, '..leetrlc light Klobes, kitchen utensils and even cop per clasps from the ship's sides. The machinery was purposely left out of order. It waa necessary to employ me chanical engineer for 24 hours In order to place the Restaurador in a condition fit to go to sea. The pillage of the ship wa scandalous." " Oilman officials declare that the charge ot the, Venexuelan officials Is false, and declare that the shtp was not robbed; on the contrary they say that Germany had Spent $1200 In repairing the Restaurador and had left 150 tons of coal on board of her without asking a cent. V ! SHERIFF INDICTED Plead Not Guilty to the Oharge of Km- bexzling Funds. Baker City, Feb. 27. Sheriff A, H Huntington was arraigned In circuit court thla afternoon on an Indictment charging htm with . embexxlement of $10,000 ot the tax money of Baker coun ty. . He entered a plea of not guilty: The case wis continued for the term. C H. Whitney, Sheriff Huntington's dep uty, who was also indicted for embes sling county funds, will be arraigned tomorrow. - - KIPLING'S LATEST He Make Poetry Out of Mission of Chamberlain to South , Africa. London, Feb. 37. The Times this morning publishes a ioem by Rudyard Kipling In celebration of Mr Chamberlain's mission to South Africa. It begins; 4 "Where my fresh turned furrows run . And the deep soil glistens red ' I will repair the wrong that was . done . ) To the living and the deud," 4 PRESIDENT IS PURSUED Elective Executive Defeats Sierra who Escapes From Field With 400 Men. FOUR NATIONS ARE INVOLVED Two Claimant for Presidency of Houdiiraa Draw ing to Their Aid AsHlNtunce From Outside State. Washington, Feb. 27. A cablegram received at the navy department today from Admiral Ola dated yesterday aboard the New York, announced the arrival of his flagship and the Boston and Marblehead at La Union, Salvador yesterday. He said that communica tion by telegraph with Amalpa was In. terrupted and reported further a fol lows: "Battle on the mainland on February 21 has taken place, resulting in the to tall defat of Sierra, who escaped with S00 or 400 men. Bonnllla in pursuit. Capital I In the possession of tatter's adherents. Fighting supposed to be practically over. All quiet here. The American interest unperturbed." Panama, Feb. 27. News has been re ceived here that forces under the com mand of General Nlcaaio Vasquex aent by President Zelaya of Nicaragua to help President Sierra of Honduras to cope with the revolution begun by 8e- nor Bonllla who wa elected president of Honduras, but whose election wa af terward disputed by President Sierra, have occupied Choluteca dry, (8 mile south of the Honduras capital. El Te gucigalpa, while General Anslto Ortla with element given by Senor Regaldo, the retiring president of Salvador, has Invaded Honduras by way of Sesunte pre, to assist Senor Bonllla in his rev- olutfon. :; ,...;.'.,'."...-., ,-.?!-...-., .w. Bonllla himself, after landing arms at Elacetiun, a 4maU port on the Gulf ot Fonseca, between Amapata Island and La Union (Salvador) has occupied the town of Octopec. SO mile north of San Salvador and 1 now advancing to wards San Antonio del Norte, to attack the Honduran departments of Comay agua and La Pat, leaving his ' rear guard protected by th forces of Retir ing President Regalado ha placed on the frontier of Salvador and Hondur as. ,. .. The Nlcaraguan foreign minister who ! was ent to Salvador to Induce Presi dent Regalado to aid the revolutionary movement against President Estrada Cahra of Guatemala has been unsucces- ful io his mission and has returned to Nicaragua with the Guatemalan would- be revolutionists under General Leon Castillo and also with the 2000 rifles that President Z?laya had sent for the use of Salvador against Guatemala. The president of the Honduras congress Dr. Alvarad Hanxano. President Sler. ra's minister of state, Alvarado Guer- rexo and numerous members of tne Hon duran congress have arrived at Ama- INila to seek refuge from Sierra's al leged persecutions. PREPAIR1NG FOR WAR Detachment of Soldiers Are Being Assigned to Positions. San Francisco, Feb, 27. The steam er San Junn from Panama and Central American ports, brihgs news regarding the war situation. Passengers from Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras tell of bands of fighting men hurrying In one direction and another, and passen gers from Guatemala speak of war prep orations being rushed in every port of the republic. The government ot Gua temala has established a strict cen sorship of all mall, P. Mulholland, who came from La Union, In Salvador, says that a large number of Salvadoreans have been shipped In small boats to Amalapa to take service Under the banner of Bo nllla. R. A. Weiss, a Seattle mining engin eer, say tnat in Nicaragua he saw a detachment of Nlcaraguan soldiers at Leon on their way to assist Sierra. I The San Juan passed the American squadron on t February 18 off Lizard Point. The cruiser New Tork signalled and reported all well. v ATLANTIC SCHEDULE ARRANGED Days for Sailing Are Set for the Ocean- ; lo Lint. New York, Feb. 37. -Regarding a dis patch from London that beginning with Muy steamship tickets Issued by the International Mercantile Marine com pany will be good on any steamer of (ho combine, It wjs satd yesterday that the Atlantic Transport liners would go out .on Mondays, the North German! Lloyd liners on Tuesday, The American j line ships and the regular White Star mull steamers on Wedbtadaya,, the ' Hamburg-American Imers on Thurs days, the White Star combination ships of the Cedrlc class cn Fridays and the R4 Star liners on Saturdays, says the World today. 'Th question of int-rth'ngeohle tickets has been under consideration," said Second Vice-president James H. Wright, "but nothing has yet betn de cided upon. Ae for rate, a schedule was adeptsd whn the combine was or ganised and there will be no change." BIG STRIKE IN LOS ANGELES Ail Building Trades Union In the City Threaten to Walk Out. ; Loe Angeles, Feb. 27. A combined walkout and lockout of union metal workers has taken place In the prin cipal shop in Los Angeles, where cor nices are manufactured and otner metal work Is done. All union metal workers In the city ' are out of work. The trouble Is said to be the forerunner of a general strike of union labor or ganizations in the various building trades. The men have asked for an increase to H60 per day for certain Journeymen and the employers have agreed to the raise, on condition that the employer be privileged to Intro duce a sliding scale of wages for va rious workmen, according to their abil ity. The union men are not satisfied with this arrangement ' EOULAR3 HOBNOB WITH DEM 3. Faction Willing to Concede If Union ists Are Beaten. , Dover, Feb, 27. The regular .repub lican member have prepared for sub mission to their democratic colleague! a proposition to the effect that if the democrats will unite with the regulars in electing a regular republican to the long term senatorship, the regulars will agree to leave the short term sen atorshp vacant and will unite with the democrats of the senate In assisting the house to repeal the voters assistant taw end also unite with the democrat In throwing out of the senate the contest of Geo. E. Wgee, Union republican. for the seat of Senator Thomas W. Jefferson, democrat. The democrats met in caucus this af ternoon to consider the proposition, but reached no conclusion. . . THE GORDON HAT THE BEST $3 HAT ON EARTH In all the late shapes, both soft and stiff. Also, the new NORFOLK CA For Youth or Man. See them. They are Nobby j& & j& vAS G. H. COOPER 1 ECUPSE HARDWARE CG. nunta i 525-527 BOND STRH BUTCHERY IN SOUTH CHINA Imperial Troops Ambushed Rebels and Every Soldier Is Killed. by SUPPLIES OF ARMSJCAPTURED Rebellion Increasing: to Alarm ing: Extent and Armies Are Being; Sent to Quell OiNttirbanceH. Pekin, Feb. 27. Advice receiv- ed here today show that S00 Im- perial troops were caught Febm- ary 13 in an ambush in the Yang O Tulng pass by the rebels of the , province of W wang hi soutn tnina, 9 All the soldiers were killed and 4 the rebel captured large supplies of arm which the troops were tak- ing to the hospital garrison oi Chi- Tuea. , ' The official report admit that 4 the rebellion In Kwangsi is increaa-4 ing, and has pred over the bor- der into the Province of Hunan. The Viceroy of Hunan ha cent 4 troops- to the boundary to check the rebels' advance. 4 TRANSFERRED TO ST. LOUIS. French Official Will Conduct All rangements for His Country. Ar- ; St Louis, Feb. 27. Jules Boufve. chancellor of the French embassy at Washington, has been temporarily transferred to St Louis as a repre sentative of his government at the ex position during the construction perio4 of the grand trianon, the national plat form and the Installation ot the Freack exhibit. ; . , , , - .. - M. DowfVe ha been directed to secure headquarters in the world's fair city with a view to conducting all relat- -tions between his government and ttw exposition company. His duties here begin on May L . . and teamfitte id