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(AM. won. sJH VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1003. NUMBER C2. 1873 1903 V "TaUored - Isn't com iiionly thought of Id roJjr-to-.wear clothes; you exjxwt to py extra for it. You needn't; Hart, SehafTiier & Marx Clothe nre 'tMord4y-IiaiuI a much m the custom tailor' pro duct; itml Ix'tUT done llmu the most of Vm. It' one thing tlmt maltes these chillies "rfBiljr-to-wcnr instead 'of just "rcMil niuile." With other tlrst-clas goods for gentle. iimii nnl hoy they are sold by P. A. STORES TWENTY-FIVE CENTS OFF For Every Dollar's Worth Bought Men's and Boys' Clothing, Shoes and Furnishing Goods. This offer lasts to March lO, 1903. CHARLES W.lch Block A Full Line of MECHANICS' TOOLS FISHER Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS. . TOBACCO AND CIGARS Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermea, Farmer and Loggers. ' A V ALrflwBN Tenth and Commercial Stretts NEW ARRIVALS la Late and Dosirublo Assortment GOODS AND FOOTWEAR DRY Come ia and sco. What you buy luiro is good and tlie prices are rilit. Goneral Store, Corner of Bond and Eleventh Streots. . 1 , V. H. eOFPEY HOTEL. PORT LA IN D J,' -. The Finest Hotel In the Northwest POkTlAND, - OREQOIV by - Hand" LARSON 652 Commercial Stmt. BROTHERS The Chicago Perfect in touch, speed, dura bility and appearance, $35. VISIBLE WRITING J. N GRIFFIN WILL VOTE ON TREATIES '" ..." i Program Is Arranged Which Will Hasten the End of the Preiw ent Session. COMPROMISE WITH MINORITY Only Opposition In From Sena tors Iteprrwcutlns; the Mugar State and This Will He Ivnslly Overcome. Washington, March 12. There were Important developments today r (curd ing the treaties now pending In :h sen Ml. It wa decided to vote on the Panama canal treaty null Tuesday ant the Cubna reciprocity treaty wa re ported to III ncnate by the commute on foreign relations. An nd of the work for which the extra session wan called I therefore In sight. The !rmi have been made satlKfac- lurlly to Senator Morgan before u re iiiifitt to tlx a day for a vote on the treaty. The Cuban treaty with vart oun amendments, agreed on by the imiinilHi on foreign relations, waa then ."eported by Culloin. The amend ment mule Include, In addition to I hone of the laat session, a provision requiring the approval of the house of representatives to make the treaty ef fective. With the adoption of this amendment democrats na a body will probably tense opposition to the Cuban trvaty. but ame of them, the augur Interests of whose 'Intra are affected by the treaty, will continue to oppose It, Trie republican siue or me scn aie will vote half a day for the treaty and it I now generally believed that It will be ratified after the action on the Panama canal treaty. The democrat will unit In pressing some amendment but If they should be voted down, a seems likely, a num ber of democrat will vote for the rat Ideation of the treaty. The program made today lend many senator to predict adjournment by the cloae of next week. The action of tha com' oilttee on commerce In poatponlng the vote of loctor Crum'a nomination, which ulso took place today, Is goner ally accepted aa dlitpoalng of that mat' ter for thla aeaulon. MIDSHtPMGJf APPOINTED Washington, March 12. The pi-eat dint designated thi following to tie midshipmen at large at the naval nrad eiry: It. E. Sampson, aon late Ad miral Sampjon; J.W. Phlllppa, son lute rtear Admiral Phlllppa: Alfred II. Mltea. son late Lieutenant C. II. Miles, U. S. N.; R. Klnqt. son nrlgadler-Oen- pi ul A. 8. King: Slonn Planehow, son lata Lieutenant J. W. Dlsnehow, V 8. N. THE COLUMBIA REACHES PORT Mystery Still Surrounds Unknown Vessel Alleged to Have Been Lost. Han TranoUco, tfarch 12. Great mys tery -tit aches to the disappearance and Identity of a steamer which Is re ported to have sent up signals of dis tress off Point Reyes last night and which suddenly disappeared as If swal lowed up by. tha sea. Just before her dlsapp-iarnce, the observers say, the steam siren of the distressed vessel sounded three long blasts, and lanterns were swung on the port side In a frant (a manner, Indicating tha great ex cltament which must have prevailed on board the vessel. To the VAtoksr at the Point Reyes llghtheuse It look ed as if those en board were preparlag to disembark. Captain Jorgenaen, "ef the lighthouse, ordered his crew to get a lifeboat ready, and with tale men launched the boat and speat several hours cruising In the vicinity of the spot where the ship waa supposed to have gone down, but nothing to Indi cate that a vessel haj gone to the hot torn was found, and the search was given up. Scarcely had the Defiance returned before the lookout at Point Reyes slg' naled. that the steamer Columbia, was approaching this harbor. She lias since arrived, and her commander saw nothing of any wreckage or any other Indications that a Vessel had gone to the bottom, "Dbserver Thomas of the weather bu renu station at Point Reyes, who was the ftrjt to reporT the sudden disap pearance of the vessel last night, aft er blowing three blasts and firing a rocket, Is accounted as the most re liable authority among ell captains and shipowner, but. many of them are of th opinion tluit In this Instant he niUtook the meaning .of the whip' whittling and signal. PACKING HOUSE EOR PORTLAND Swift & Company to Make Head quarters in Metropolis. (ftpx-lal to The Astorlan.) Portlnnd, March 11 After three months' lareful Invesltgatlon of the Held, fivtift ft Co., or Omaha and Kan sas City, have decided to enter the northwest It l their Intention to tabtls ha fully equpped packng plant and ttockytrds either In Portland or on Puget sound. All Indication point to Portland as the headquarter of their operations, . with a subsidiary plant In Seattle, under the charge of Charles H. Prye, of the Frye-Itruhn company. The O. R. A N. Co. I bac of the deal. The first reperewntatlve of Swift Co. came here before Chrtntmas. Trav ellng Agent Ilsey and Manager Patter son of the South Omaha packing de. partmnt were first on the ground, The former ended a two-years' trip around the world by spending five week In this city. While here he went thoroughly over the ground. In tpected the four Jpcal packing houses M. J. Olll company, Union Meat com' puny, Adum Bros., and Northwestern Meat company, and the concerns Armour, Cudahy and Sinclair. Man. ager Patterson joined hi in here, and from their reports Swift ft Co. de. elded to examine the Deli further. Last week 3. Lr Tokum, manager of the Seattle house, was In the city looking over the ground. Before he left, Saturday night, he received a tel egram from Louis Swift telling tit in to hold himself In readme? to meet him. J. A. Ha wklnson,, manager of the Kansas City branch, was also here and left Monday night for Seattle, vi. Tacoma. Yesterday morning Louis F. Swift ar rlvvd in Portland, In company with Leroy Hough, "president 'of the West em Packing company, a Sun Francis co concern controlled by Swift 4 Co. TO INVESTIGATE THE ARID LANDS IRRIGATION PROJECT3 OF GOV. ERNMENT TO BE INSPECT-' ED BT OFFICIALS. Cheyenne, Wwo., March 12. Repre sentative Readsr of Kansas, accom panied by Chief Hydrographer Xewell and other officials of the geological ur vey will ahortly make a tour of the arid ant seml-arld states and will spend two montha In the field. The numerous projects to be developed b.sll tha national government will be In. vestlgated. Colorado will be the Aral state visit ed. From there the party will go to Utah an Investigate the Bear Lake project th?nce to the, Snake river. In Idaho, the Milk river, Montana, thence to the Umatilla, enterprise in Oregon and back to this itate. CONDEMNED MAY ESCAPE HANGING Young Man Accused of Murdering Family Is Accorded Public Sympathy. New Orleans, March 12. The seco'id trial of A. E. Batson, the young Mis souri farm band, charged with the mur der of seven members of the Eart fam ll near Welch, L.. ta In progress at Lake Charlea. Most of the witnesses whs appeared en the first trial testified yesterday and today. Their evidence against the accused man has been con slderably modified. There but been considerable change of jiablle seutl meat, at Lake Charlea, aad th element of loobt which was lgnofjd before has taken a firm hold on the minds of the publie. Opinions expressed oil the street are that If Bataon does not escape al together he will be convicted of mur der without capital punishment. JUSTICE DAY IS VERY ILL I AND MAY NOT RECOVER -Washington, March 12, Justice Day of the supreme court, la suffering from a moderately severe attack of pneu monia, and his frlenfflrtre very appre hensive concerning his condition. His temperature today was very high, run ning up to 105. He Is not a man of Robust physique but on the contrary Is of frail appearance, and It Is feared he may be unable to withstand a severe attack of Illness. MAY PRAY AS THEY PLEASE Czar of the Russias Decrees Re ligious Liberty to All of His Subjects. WILL MAKE LIFE MUCH BETTER Kuler Entering Upon System of Reforms Throughout Hig Domains Tliat Will lie HeiiefU-lal St Petersburg, March 12. The ciar has Issued a decree providing for free. dom of religion throughout bis domin ions, and establishing to some degree local self-government, and making ollw er concessions to the village commit tees. After referring to the efforts of his predecessors, particularly his fath er, to add to the welfare of the Russian people, the ciar announces bis decis ion to grant freedom of religion to all of his subjects who profess nonorthb- dox creeds, and to Improve the con ditions of village life and those of the local nobility and peasantry. A man if the measures outlined by the cur for the attainment of these ends is reform In the rural laws, which Is to be effected with the advice of per sons who possess the confidence of the people. The system of administration In the various governments and dis tricts Is to be examined by represent tatives of the different localities con' cerne-1 wlh a view to effecting the necessary amendments. Measures are also to be taken to relieve the peas antry of the burdens of forced labor. The decree, which waa issued In com memoration of the anniversary of the birth lay of Alexander III, is consider ed jo be the most significant act of state since the emancipation of the serfs. The public hall It as the proc lamation of a new era, opening up bright prospects of the early improve ment of Russian internal admlnlstra' tlon. - QUIRRELED FOR BENSON REWARD Olympla. Wash., March 12. The quarrel among the loggers who appre hended Chris Benson, the murderer of Jailer David Morrell for the 1600 re ward offered by the state and county, has been settled by a written agree ment ' By the terms of this agreement I. T. Carter, Albert Rose, H. Rohr and Will Burdlck are to receive Itfl each. These are the men who located Ben son and held htm In the deserted cabin on the elte of Allen's mill, two miles west of this city. Sheriff Mills, Po lice Officer Faylor and Perry Hubbard made the arrest. The sheriff and police officer claim no reward under the law, and Hubbard walked his claim If the loggers would settle the question among themselves. They have each signed a statement agreeing to the aiiove conditions. JOHN BULL MUST ASK BROTHER JOHNATHAN WHITAKER WRIGHT IS AN AMER ICAN, SO ENGLAND MUST LOOK A LITTLE OUT. Indon, March IS. According to a financial paper. Whltaker Wright, the director of the London ft Globe Finance corporation, ltd., for whose arrest a warrant was Issued yesterday, secured American eltlxenshls while engaged in business enterprises In Philadelphia and elsewhere. Those who are Interested In the pros ecution tell the Associated Press that this la the first they have heard of Wright being aa American cltlxen, al though they knew he went to America as a young man. Wright is believed to have been born In Cheshire, England. It Is pointed out that providing Wright proved his American cltlienshtp his extradition could not be secured by the British government without the consent of the United Sta'ee state de partment. Wright is said to be in Egypt. . WE STOLE THEIR WATER Indian Students Petition President for ' San Carlos Dam. Tuscon. Aria., March IS. For years the Pima Indians have been pleading for water for the lands they cultivated for centuries before the whites came to Arlxona. There are 7000 in the tribe who .were self-supporting and many grew rich, but now depend upon the government. They are anxious to have the San Carlos dam built Yesterday 123 Pima students subscribed to the following petition and forwarded It to President Roosevelt: - "We, the, undersigned Pima and Papago pupils of Tuseon Indian Industrial, school, would 'respect fully call the attention of . the president of the United States to - the need of our people for water to Irrigate the fields. The construc tion of the San Carlos reservoir -would provide the needed water. , When we go home from school we are anxious to work and earn an honest living. '; We want tools to practice the things that we are learning- In the school. Our fathers and our grandfathers were farm er and before their water was taken from them they were pros perous and happy. We want to re main self-supporting and not be- . come a burden to the government, The construction of the San Carlos reservoir would afford immediate relief for our people and they are now ready to. work upon the dam. , They would thus earn their own living." FULTON IS DINED BY PRESIDENT ;::.-... ; ' ,. ' f) ' Washington, March 13. The president entertained a number of gentlemen at dinner at the 'White House tonight, including 4 the following: ' Secretary Hitchcock, Senators Fulton, Aldrlcb, Spooner, Bever- 4 ldge, Hepburn,, Ball, ' Allee, Gor man, Overman, McCreary and Stone, and Commissioner Rich ards of the land office. Bunch of Chinamen Arrested. Boise, March 13. Inspector Hampton arrested nine more Chinamen last night on the charge of being Illegally In this country. Some of these have been here for many years, but have never secured papers. e NEW e e WAITINGS We are showing the latest and nobbiest waistings in Astoria just arrived from New YorR. Your inspection invited. C. H. COOPER CLiPSE HAflDVA Plumbersl Mmmw 525-527 B0ND STREET WRECKED OFF COLUMBIA Crew Were In the Water for Fifty Six Hours and All Had ' Narrow Escape. ASTORIA THE NEAREST PORT Only One Man Was Lost, the ' Others Being Picked Up and Taken Back to" 8eattle. j Seattle. March 12. The fishing and v sealing schooner George W. Preseott, of Victoria, was capied and com pletely wrecked Monday morning, M miles off the Columbia river, the near est port being Astoria. ' One member , of the crew, an Indian, was lost. The entire crew had a narrow escape from death. News of the accident reached Seat tle this morning on the arrival of the steamer Montara, from San Francisco. The Montara picked up the crew and brought them to Seattle. For more than 48 hours the Prescott and Its crew floundered in the waves. Frequently they were washed overboard. Finally they were compelled to tie themselves to the deck and await assistance. For U hours they were drenched to the skin, went without food and every min ute; expected to be dashed, to pieces. The Montara was sighted yesterday morning at o'clock. The crew was taken aboard. They consisted of four white men and IS Indians, under com- ' mand of Captain Ramlose. Captain ' Baring, of the Montara, sunk tha schooner after the crew was taken , off. The vessel was caught In a heavy cross-sea and was completely over" " turned. The entire crew was washed overboard, but all save one succeeded r In swimming back and clinging to tha wreck. ' The loss is estimated at 18000. The ' Prescott was an old schooner that ha seen much service in sealing along tha . California coast. Ri 0.1 ters . I