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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1903)
V be Uabh to prose ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3t, 1903. VOLUME LVI. NUMBER 77. v ua 1873 1,903 jlartSduffoiri V Mara Hind Tutored FINE FANCY COFFEES und PURE SPICES FISHER BROTHER 1 2e??a. IP' Muslin Underwear W give a brief description of few numbert taken at random from our large stock of Muslin Underwear. This underwear ha boen e. lected from three factories. Theee garmenta are liberally made and in the best styles. Plain Coraet Covers, 10c. P rench Coriet Covers, two groupa of six tuck each, embroidery on the neck, 25c. Fitted Coraet Covera, five rowa hemstitched ruff lea, 40c. French - Coraet Covera, four groupa of four rowa of H. H. Ruff lea, 80c V-Shaped Night Gown, "four rowa of Insertion, 75c, Square Neck Gown, five rowa of tucka on each aide, em broidery edging, SCo. Square Neck Clown, lace Insertion and ruffle with lace edging, $1. V. Neck Gown, two rowa of blind insertion and eight rowa of tucks between, $1.20. ' . ' ' ' " White Skirts, deep ruffle, one row Insertion, lace and dust ruffle, 75c. Skirt, two large (louncea, two rows val. Insertion and lace, dust ruffle, ll.fc. White Cambrlo Skirt, lawn flounce, six tucks embroidered Insertion, six tucks above flounce, dust ruffle,! $2.10. ! . j,.i We have a large assortment in Children'! Underwear,' drawers' and , Skirts, andoutslses In Gowns and Drawers. All choice styles and t unusually low prices. ' . ' THE BEE HIVE EVERY' piece of cloth wo ime in otrr good-clothe. tuuking it blinink before it's cut up until it won't shrink any more; an important fac tor for you to know; one of tlto tilings that make our clothe fit, wear and keep hape well. If you've worn ordinary ready-made ' cheap " custom make, yon know by contrast what right shrinking means. P. A. STOKES Clothierjand Furnisher TEA$ Off - The Chicago r Perfect in touch, speed, dura bility and appearance, $35. VISIBLE WRITING J. N. GRIFFIN A CONSPICUOUS MAN IS THE PLUMBER. - When you want film you are art always In a hurry. We art alwayi glad to reiond to your hurry calls and relieve the difficulty. We have much experience In repairing and new work and will fix the bad plumbing and supply the good on ihort notice. W.J;SCULLEV Phone Black 1186 470-472 Commercial street. MM I Porttland Famous Naval Hero r . f In the State Metropolis Yesterday. Entertained fey Masons For the First time In Forty-Six Years the Admiral Is Free to Tour the Country. Tortland, March SO.Kcar Admiral Wln.leld Scott Schley, flitted Stales navy, U In Portland today. After nearly half a century of gallant and noble service for bis county; ufur win ning hts way from' the lowest round In the ladder to the hitch rank In the navy. Rear-Admiral Sihley la now tak ing a well earned rest. For the first tlm In 46 year he has an opportunity to tour :be country to which be has rendered such great service. The famous fighter was today a guest of his Masonic brethren In the city of Portland, and though the rain pre vented th ladies of the party from going out us much a had been plann ed, the admiral was not daunted by ih' downpour of water, for, aa he ex pensed It, "1 have spent my life around water, .md you don't think a Uule like this "will care' me." 4 The party arrived In the city this morning at :10. from San Frnmlaeo, where they had been spend lnji a few days looking over- till rliy1 and navy yard there." Accompanying 'Admiral Schley are Mrs. Schley, Coloned and MrA. K MoOluiv. MIks Welch and When the train pulled Into the eta tlon there was a party of members of the Uaaon fraternity at the depot to welcome blm.i George H. Hill and B. li. ltaekmun constituted the com mlttee from the Scottish Rite lodge, who were to receive and entertain the tamou guest. They Immediately guided him through the throng of cu rlous bystanders to the currluges, when h 'party vas quickly driven to the Hotel Portland to breakfast. Then the grand old hero was es coifed to his carriage to take a trip to Ihe new Scottish Itlte cathedral. He Is a Mason of marked enthusiasm, at.d In all his . Journey la uauatfy a guest of his brethren. This afternoon he whs taken on a drive around town aocompatiled by f Colonel McClure, Qeorge H. 11111 and B.f B. Reek man the ladles remaining at the hotel. At 2 p. m. Mrs. George II. Hill present ed each of the members of the party with a beautiful banket of rut roses In behalf of the Masonic fraternity. " In the even lug the admiral and Col onel McCluro were entertained at the Scottish Rite hall In the Marquam building, by Master P. S. Malcom and the 3encral committee of the brethren A magnificent entertainment was car rled out. . , Police Make Many Arrests Waterbury, Conn., March SO. Eight een men placed under arrest on the charge of assault with Intent to kill was the record of activity on the part of the police today In their efforts to discover the authors of some tot the outbreaks of violence which have oc curred since the beginning of the strike of motormen and conductors on the Connecticut railway and Lighting com pany 11 weeks ago. Levee Board . ' In Despair Crevasse , la Widening and Unless Help Is Accorded Work Will Bo Abandoned. New Orleans, March 30.-The carry ing away of addltonal cribbing at the and Party Arrived H nielli crevasxe early this morning brought the forces 'that have been at work there to the verge of abandon-n'-nt of an attemUt to dose the break. loiter In the day, however. It wax a i;rn"t to continue Ihf undertaking. The levee board let it be known that It was at the end of Its resource, un ion the planters and railroads could neurit subscriptions amounting to $50, 0W it would be compelled to throw up Its hands. 1 .'v. S Ily evening it was said that the break was close to 700 feet wide, with the i-nd still rm'ltlng away. The Texas & Pacific railroad is now hope- lowly Involve, . with water running dp over the track and with little hope of an early resumtion of traffic Tint river remained stationary today In and about this city, marking 20. s at nightfall. The rise yesterday, how ever, was two-tenths of a foot. An In sp( tlon of local levees gives no cause for apprehension a., to their safety. German Count Roasts Navy Says Several Foolish Things Because ' j '.Admiral DewyraIKa Ftm."- & ' ... Herlln, Mar. Count Von Kcvent low In the Tageblatt today compared the dermal und American navies. He says Germany's first squadron is homogen- lous and always ready for service. " "It could.'' h added, "smash T)ew ay'a heterogenlous assemblage which has not a slnzie modem armored crulwr." Th? .xiunt regards American maneu vers as "generally childish, and al ways resulting In the defeat of hostile llots, the paval commanders therefore gaining large newspaper glory. . Count Yoa Reventlow believes the poor markanianshlp of the West In dian tleet is due to its insufficient num ber of officers and to tho low morals of the navy, Ho believes the United Stutes will some day have a fine fleet, but she has not one yet. Too Jolly for the Physicians Laughing Patient Whiso Hilarity Is ,-'..1 "Beyond Control.', New York, M;vrch 30. Beeause he could not stop laughing William Riley was trnf erred from ward to ward In the Roosevelt hospltll. The doctors there being In lespalr over his case he was finally sent to Bellevue, where ho was.placsd In the ticohollc ward. - r.ollly. who Is a laborer, Vas taken W Roosevelt hospital last Wednesday. Ho was said to be suffering from hys teria. He began! to laught soon after he was taken Into the hospital. He has tjen lauKhtng ever since. He annoyed other patients so much he was trans ferred from ward to ward until he had been through the Institution, When placed In a Bellevue ward he kept on laughing, then he was sent to the al- cohlto ward. Still he laughed. The physicians have not been able to diag nose his case. Fifty Years in the Poor House New York, March 30. Noah Raby will be 131 years old on April 1. The usual custom of .celebrating the birth day with a '"party" will not be follow ed, for the aged man Is very weak and the excitement of such an affair would probably be fatal to him., Raby was bora at Eatontown, N. J., on April t, 1772. He lived In Placat- away township for 85 years and for tho last 50 years has been an Inmate of the poor house of Middlesex county, N. J. IN SPITE OF THE LAWYERS Grand Jury Returns Indictments In All Cases Previous ly Voted. MAYOR HUMES NOT EXCEPTED Seattle Officials and Public Men Must Answer to Grave Charges. Seattle, March 30. After dramatic scenes In court, in which representa tives of the local bar resorted to every rnrans In their power to prevent It. the grand Jury this afternoon returned all the indii tinnets which It has voted dur ing the last two weeks, including those ag4inH the mayor and other prominent men In the community. The following list embru.es all save minor ones: T. J. Humes, malfeasance in office; Police Judge George, failure to per form his sworn duty; Justice T. H. Cann, extortion and perjury; George V. Plppr, perjury; Jacob Firth, ob taining valuable property by fraud; S. L. ShufTIeton. obtaining valuable property ly fraud: Walter S. Fulton, failure to perform his sworn duty; Charles F. Whittlesey, larcny by em bezzlement; P. P. Padden, larceny by embezzlement; W. H. Whltttelsey, tar ceny by embezzlement. Colored Man Hitsthe Nail What the Negroe sWant Is to Be Treat ed Fairly and Let Alone. Chicago, March 30. "The solution of the-negro problem lies with the negro himself. It can be brought about by his acquiring land, saving money and educating his sons. There Is nothing in the cry about social equality. The negro do?s not want It and does not expect it." This statement was made last night at Bethsl church by J. -J. Smallwood, president of the Temperance, Industri al and Collegiate Institute, a negro In stitution at Claremont, Va. "At the close" of the Civil war." Pro feasor Smalhvodd said, "the negro had nothing. Since then he has accummu- lated $300,000,000 worth of property. He has built up 95 institutions of learning, and the'ra?e has furnished 27,000 school teachers. He has turned his attention to buying land, and this will eventual ly result !n the solution of the race problem. "I have no objection to a law re quiring negroes to ride In a separate roarh on the railways. What I do want is a division of the coach, .so that we would not have to mingle with the element of our race- that Is shunn ed by the educated whites In theirs. Youger Brothers Again in Trouble Troup Impersonating the Bandits Ar rested nt Council Bluffs. .' Chicago, March SO. A dispatch to the Tribune from Council Bluffs,' la., says A company of 11 which played the "Younger Brothers, Bank Robbers," before a crowded houselast night, were arrested at the close of the perform ance for violation of the Sunday law upon information fll?d by members of the Women's Christian Temperance union, which has for some Urn ethreat ened a crusade against Sunday thea ers. The actors were released on ball. Lockjaw Patient Dies Unidentified Could Not Tell Where He Lived or What Happened Him. - New York, March 30. Patrick Bar ron, '.vho was taken to the Presbyter Ian hospital on Saturday suffering with locjuw, Is dead. .Barron was found In an unconscious condition on the stoop of ahouse on Seventy-fifth street and was tak?a to the hospital where he was found to be suffering from lockjaw. He regained consciousness and was able o tell his' nam eand age, but could not tell where he lived nor! could he tell ofany injury he had re ceived that would be likely to cause lockjaw. " faille Is Unsettled Company Submits sition and the Striking Carmen Later Reject In Toto. Strikers Are AH Peaceable ...J l U II T I'D.. uuwu vi iiuuuiunu iry iu doti Traffic and are Hustled off to Jail for Awhile. Seattle, March 30. The Seattle Elec tric company submitted a statement of Its position In the present street car strike to be presented to the commit tee this afternoon, and the whole aft ernoon was taken up in discussion. No decision was reached, and instead an other meeting will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to continue negotia tions. The situation is to remain unchang ed aa far as the status of the men is concerned. The men employed up to noon shall take rank In seniority over the men .now on strike. ; Representa tives of the strikers said they would take the matter up with the union and be ready to make a reply tomorrow morning. ;w;,...',;w..;.':'' " ' At a meeting of the striking street car men tonight It was voted to re ject absolutely the proposals offered by the Seattle Electric "compony. In stead, a proposition Js to be made at the coafer-ince tomorrow morning, of fering the whole question. Including GOLD and SILVER FOR MEN New Spring at C. H. COOPER ECliPSE HARDWARE CO. Plumbers and 525-527 BOND STREET Statement of Its Po- the matter of recognition of the union, to a board of arbitration. If the com pany refuses to do this, alt peace ne gotiations will be declared off and the fight will be on to aftnish. . ' The strikers have refrained from making any disturbances whatsoever. There Is hardly a crowd on the streets today where formerly nearly every down-town corner in the city was thronged with knots of the 'blue-coated men. It Is generally conceded that the strikers will have to make some, concession before they are recognised, by the company. ..-.' j Yesterday afternoon saw a regular riot on the corner of Second avno and Pitt street. A gang of hoodlums had collected to hinder the progress of the cars and so violent did they be come In their operations that a squad of policemen was dispatched to the scene, and before they quit bo less than seven patrol wagons full of tha rioters bad been sent to the police station. These men remained locked up over night. It was a very effective way of clearing the streets and no fur ther disturbance .vas reported through the afternoon and evening. WILL CRUISE FOR OIL AND IVORY k-an Francisco, March 30. The Arc tic whaling fleet is to be augmented by the schooner Gotama, which will be fit ted out for a cruise In the northern, seas. She will bring back a cargo of walrus oil and Ivory, and will also cruise for whales. : and BOYS. Styles Just in Steamfitters