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I , .v. 1 - ' MBflisjPjjjjsjjj mi, ,, in I,, imwww!. i , m,iu, I, .1 iioiiii i. i , 111 iji iii i iMpi i wwyf ' iwiumi.it.iihh.. inyffli!Wilrft VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, .MARCH 1, 1903. NUMBER 52. Thefre miy be other Cloth ing "As Good ft J," but not at THE SAME PRICE IT COSTS NO MORE IN THE END . to wear Imndsome, well innde, durable clothe, for they look well loiigr, Wo can satisfy you in Children's, Boys' and Youths' Cloth , Ing and Furnishing Goods We know how to please you. You Know the place. I P. A. Stokes Clothier and Furnisher TWENTYFIVE CENTS OFF . For Every Dollar's Worth Bought Men's and Boys' Clothing, Shoes and Furnishing Goods. This offer lasts to March 10, 1903. CHARLES LARSON Vtkh Block 651 CommucUl Stmt. til f 1 A Full Line o MECHANICS' TOOLS FISHER 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 Tents fnd Commercial Strctta OR0CBRIB For the Very Best Articles of Food, at Prices That Are Right, Be Sure to See v.h.cofpe Department Store, Corner Bond and Twelfth. H O T E L PO R T L, A N D The - Finest Hotel in the Northwest PORTLAND, - - OREGON BROTHERS The Chicago Perfect in touch, speed, dura bility and appearance, $35. VISIBLE WRITING J. N. GRIFFIN IBSnmsSBMHSSBSB POLYGAMY IS NOT ISSUE Mormonism Only Should Be the - Charge Against Senator Elect Smoot MINISTERS WIRE THE SENATE lielleve Thnt Tlirlr Cue Will lie Weakened IfOtlierTliuii Main QiK'Ktlon Enters Into Objections, Bait Lake City. Feb, 28 A committee representing th Ministerial ooiuicla Hon and the citizen, vffr protested guhiot the routing of Heed Hmoot In tha 1'nltod SUite ornate, have tttnt telegram lo Senator Burrows, chairman of the senate committee on privilege nail election, deprecating the charge of polygamy Ned with the committee by Rev.'J. L. Lellch a. tending to ob scure the main Issue rabwd against Mr Smoot. that of hi being an a pout I of tha Mormon church. The telegram la lgn!d by Parley L. William and K. B. Cfltc-hlow, repre entin tha cltlxen' commit it, and Kv. W. M. Paden, of the First Pres byterian chuuh of Bait Lake, represent Ing the Ministerial association. This action wa taken after a in-line at which the sentiment aeemed unanlmoua that the polygamy charge should play no part in the fight against Mr. Smout "We feel that polygamy la In no way the Iuc," aaid a memoes of the aro elation. "The principle we are fight Ing for la that aa an apostle of the Mor mon church Mr. Smoot ha no right to a seat In the United State senate That he la or la not a polygumlst doe not pluy any part." . SENDS SMOOT SWEET SYMPATHY Bolae, Idaho, Feb. It, In the houae today the following presented by Moore of Idaho county (dem.) was unanlmoua ly adopted and the speaker Instructed to telegraph copies of the Mime to Hon. Itd Smoot and the United State s n ator from Idaho at Washington. "To tii. lion. Reed Smoot, United Statea senator-elect from Utah, Wash Ington, D. C (Ireetlng: ' ! The hcuac of rcpreiieiitntlvc of the state of Idaho extend to you the'beit wishes of It members separately and collectively We view with profound regret the igt tatlon against your being seated aa a United Statea senator an office to which you have been choaen by the legislature of Utah In the proper exercise of It sovereign powers, " We believe that the opposition to you because of your religion is contrary to the American spirit demanding separation of church and state ,and that this opposition con templates violation of section 1 article 6 of the constitution of the United States, which reads: 'No religious test shall ever be required as a qualifica tion to any office or public trust inder the United Stute.' This letter la for warded to you In the name of the ieo pie of Idaho." . EXTRA SESSION ASSURED J President Will Probably Cull Senate Together March 6. " ' Washington, Feb. 28. Senatorial cal lers on tha president, today regard an extra session of tho senate as prattle ally Inevitable. Determination of ad vocates of both the Cuban reciprocity and Panama canal treaties to secure their ratification continues firm. If they cannot ratify them before the fin al adjournment of this congress they will do so at an extra session of the senate. 'That will be called by the president to meet probably March 5 COMPANIES WILL COMBINE. Purchase of St. Louis Utility Step '.A V Toward Consolidation. New Tork, Feb. 28. Purchase of the Laclede Gas Light company of St Louis by the North American company of this city Is said to be the last step toward a big combination of till the light and power companies of St, Louis, over which the North American company of this city will exercise control, says the Herald .today. - . James Campbell stated to a reporter previous to his departure for St Louis that he was preparing to sever his con nection with the various public utility enterprises of St. Louis, with which he had been long connected. As he was the dominant Interest In practically all the Important St. Louis companies, his holdings will pass' to the North American company. It Is understood the North American company will finance the purchases of the Lacled proposition very much the same as was done In the case of tho Detroit Ua companies, which it bought some moiilhs ago. Collartlr. trust bonds will be Issued agalntit the stock dKltd an din the same way the treasury of the North American com pany will be reimbursed, A syndicate with the North American company a the ii in linger will be formed as wmn as the preliminary details are completed. DRAWING TO CLOSE Present Congress Has Put Into Effect Important Measures. Washington, Feb. 2. Th. work of the present session of congress, the closing of which mark the expiration of the 57th congress 1 practically at an end except for the passage of appropri ation bills, now pending and these are in th. final stages. Limited numbers of other measure may be passed dur ing the lust hours but the number will be small. Among the acts of thi setslon I that creating a department of commerce and labor, anti-trust act, known as the Elklns law, a bill enabling the attorney general to expedite suits brought un der the Sherman anti-trust law; a bill removing th. tariff on coal, one provid ing a general staff corps for the Unit ed State army, measure of great Im portune to the Philippines have Uen adopted. Among the act of the7th congrcs which were adopted at this session are tho following: 'Authorising construc tion of an Isthmian canal, providing civil government In the Philippines, cx tending Chinese exclusion laws, repeal Ing war taxes, creating a permanent censure bureau and providing a sys tem of Irrigation for the aria lauds of tha west. i SCARED THE UNDERTAKER Funeral of Supposed Corpse In New Jersey Is Deferred In- t - - definitely. New York, Feb. 28. Mis Edith Cur son, of lied Bank, N. J., I now recov erlng from pneumonia after her family thought her dead. She posed as the uouuess ot laoerty in Kea tutna wasn Ington't birthday parade, and caught a cold which quk-My prostrated her. V terday she died apparently, and an un dertaker wo called In. A ha wa about to prepare the body for the shroud he wa startled to precelve that the right arm, which had lain outside tho bedspread was now drawn up near th. face. Then be noticed an eyelid twitch. The family was summoned work, begun to keep alight the spark ot life, and after a time MIjs CUrzon was able to notice what was going on. To day she is Improving with every chance of recovery. - THREE MEN KILLED passenger Train Wricked In tne South Many Injured. Knoxvtlle, Tenn., Feb. 28. Th fast passenger train, Chattanooga to Salis bury, leaving Chattanooga at 11:45 last night, was wrecked by spreading rails on the Southern railway about three miles west of Lenoir City, Tenn., this morning about t o'clock. Three per sons .Including th. engineer, were kil led outright and 24 Injured. Just before Engineer Bibb died, : I physician endeavored to have him drink a little whiskey in th. hope ot extend Ing his life as long as possible. The engineer refused It, saying: "I have never touched It yet and do not want to begin to drink it now." Continuing he said: "I am going to die, so go and look after the women "and children in tlu coaches." He expired a few minutes later. FRESHETS DO DAMAGE. Louisville, Feb. ,18 Th. annual spring freshet, which yearly does dam age to railroads and crojjs, and at times Inflict loss of lite, has left this seasons Impression on many part ot the south after a tremendous two days rain, with an accompaniment of high winds. Ac cldents last night and thla morning di rectly attributable to the elements have resulted In the death of nine persons and Injury of 29. ' ... TlixtlroM wctur out. jo do Ioaq time. 'ftti.Wl yewr merchant. :j HERMAN WISE, 4 Solo Agent for Astoria. LOWER HOUSE DOES LITTLE Every Petext Possible Is Seized by the Democrats to Delay and ObstrucL THE NET RESULT NEALY NIL Heading Clerk Exhausted With Their Work Omfniiion and 1Mb Prevailed on the Floor of the Hall. Washington, Feb. 28. Democrat tuck to the filibustering program In the house today. They forced a roll call on every pro position and compelled a reading of ev ery measure presented. Everything that presented a partliumentary expedl ent was seized to delay matters, and at tbs end of the session of " over nine hours the house completely worn out at 8 O'clock took-a recess until tomorrow, Sunday. There wa no sign of the democrats abating the opposition. The reading clerk tonight was exhausted by the day's strain of trying to jn&ke themselves heard above the ceasles din and confusion of the floor. There were 11 roll call and two call of the house. A feature of the day was the passage of senate omnibus public bill with the house amendments which later Increas ed the total carried by. the Mil to over 16.000,000. Leaders who opposed the bill did tot attempt to defeat it, and It was passed 20 to 28, under suspension of the rules. Mann, (republican) took "4accaslon during the debate upon It to charge collusion between the architect and contractor of Chicago public build ing. Gains (dem.) (Tenn.) during a dissuasion of the conference repeatedly arraigned the authorities for selling acred lellcs of the bouse, Including, he said, a sideboard which he sold had been presented to Mrs. Hayes by the W .C. T. U. and which was now rvpos ln In Washington brewery. Orosvenor (rep) , (Ohio) denied the charge. - Th. net result of th. day's session waa sending to conference . the naval and fortification bills, the adoption of conference report on the railroad safety appliance bill and military academy appropriation bill, the post office omnibus public building and the bill to settle the accounts of the officers during the Spanish war period and the adoption of th. senate amendments to two other comparatively unimportant measure. SOCIALIST CONVENTION Interesting Account ot Growing Popu larity of Movement. - New Tork, Feb. 28. The closing of the session of the national convention on municipal ownership and public franchises was marked by a banquet at the Reform club at which Mayor Ignatius A. Sullivan, of Hartford, Conn presided. In a speech Mayor Sullivan told ot the social democratic movement. he being a socialist. Professor Haw kins of Syracuse university asserted that the socialists are growing In this country, and that while only ?O0,O00 of them voted at the last election, there were about 300,000 more who did not vote. It is estimated, he said, that there are over two and a half million people in this country who believe that public enterprises ought to be taken over and run by the people. Charles R. Bellamy of England said the people are deeply dissatisfied with the disposition ot wealth In all civiliz ed countries, and are anxious that ev ery mm should get his Just share of tha profits. ... VANDERBILT3 DEPART. Unexpectedly Leave San Francisco for the East. San Francisco, Feb, 28. Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbllt have cut short their stay In California and hurried away to N4w York via the Santa Fe route, giving intimation ot their Intend ed departure' to only a few ot their most intimate frtends. Whin, the yoong couple arrived here two weeks ago It was generally under stood that they would make their stay here at least a matter Of 10 weeks, and , local society had arranged to entertain them for that time. Mr. Vanderbllt waa acsn before boarding the train, but declined to state the cause of his un expected departure, ,,, ' . ' ;:v- LADRONE LEADER CAPTURED. Notorious Rebel Taken Into Custody by Trovlnce Governor. Manila, Feb. 28. Governor Dancell of the ftiza! province has captured Colom-I Santos, one of the Li-uran lenders, at San San Juoe de Naotes, a villi? five mUs north of Manila on a small Island. . ' Governor Dancell leurned of his whereabouts and surrounded the Louse In which he was with prtlc. and con stabulary, when he entered the house pem-nally and made a prisoner of Santos who nas Uen brought to Ma nila. Colon.'I Santos was tit. leader of the Lad rones In Risal province and a comrade of San Miguel. A reward of 200 pesos has been offered for hi capture..' MINISTER ATTEPMTS SUICIDE Noted Methodist Humiliated By Being - Arrested. Chicago. Feb. 28. -Rev,- Dr. J. M. Caldwell, for many years presiding el der of the Methodist church at Chicago, and now pastor of tbe Union Avenue Methodist church .attempted to tnd his life today by throwing himself in front of a Grand Trunk train. He wa unconscious when picked up. HI leg wa broken, and he wa Injured intern ally. . Dr. Caldwell was arrested last night on a charge of disorderly conduct. He left home this morning to answer the charge In the police court, and Instead of going he deliberately walked In front of a moving train. ALL BUT ONE DROWNED. . Seven People Drawn Under Pile Driver on the Mississippi. . Hickman, Ky., Feb. 28. Three wo men and four men last night started to crosi the Mississippi river. The cur rent suddenly carried their skiff under a piledrlver and all but on. went down. - ' " " FAVORS JOINT STATEHOOD. - Phoenix, Arte, Feb. 28. The upper house of the territorial legislature of Arizona has adopted Joint resolutions In favor of accepting Joint statehood with New Mexico if It should prove that It to J'th. purpose and. latent , of con gress of the United States to refuse tbem admission' as a separate state." If the lower house adopts the resolu tions, they will Immediately be wired to Delegate Smith. ? " NEW j& j& WAITINGS We are showing the latest and nobbiest waistings in AstoriaJust arrived from New York. Your inspection invited. J c P C. H. COOPER ECLlPSfE I Fill SlOSfS and 525-527 BOND STREE BUILDING OF PUREST GOLD Colorado Will Expend $10,000,000 in Reproducing Miniature of Capitol Building, MARVEL FOR ST. LOUIS FAIR No Difficulty Anticipated in Se curing Amount Necenaary- Mine Owners Will Loan Bars of Metal. Colorado Springs, Feb. 28. Van K. . Rouse, treasurer of the board of Colo rado commissioners of the St. Louis ex ; position, to authority for the statement that tbe board will have no difficulty In securing the greater part of the Sit, ' 000.000 of gold bullion to be used in re- ' producing the state capitol In miniature at the St. Louis exposition. . In an In- t tervlew printed today Mr. Rous, to credited with saying that Thomas- F. Walsh and James F. Burns, million- -aire mineowner of Colorado, have each agreed to loan the commissioners ?509, 000 In gold bars to be used In carrying out the idea. ' - '" NEW INSPECTORS APPOINTED. Montreal. Feb. 28. J. H. Clark, on of the United? States immigration in spectors, has just returned front tb west where he has appointed 18 new Inspector for th. purpose of watching that diseased Immigrant do not enter the United Bute by the way of th Pacific coast and the Western boun dary. There are In all now 28 inspect ors at work between Halifax and tfte Pacific coast. ' BIO FIRE IN HALIFAX. ' Halifax, Feb. 28. A tremenduous fire fanned by a fierce wind, threatened tfco business district of Halifax with de struction for several hours tonight. Property to the value of 8300.009 waa ds stroyed and three firemen were serious ly Injured. HARDWARE GO,