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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1903)
NOTIOUl Books, Periodica!, Mrparinc t. c ImMlo be Men Fr:r.i Ti3 LitJi-jry vithout pjrmbsio.v -An1, crtcs (....( i J cu.iiy Q' 8uc.1i offense will be liable ;rWw?lut,oa VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903. NUMBER 93. 11 ' HI V 1873 , 1903 The Young Man's Fancy II L ? JtluO 1 J SV VII I Vt Bxanoicsi, Manufacturing Tailors, Utlca, N. Y., answer that que, tlon with garments that make, possible the wearing of clothes of In dividual effect at fair prices. P. A. STOKES JUST RECEIVED ONE HUNDRED BOXES OF FANCY APPLES ,7 FISHER BROTHERS The Chicago : lv fit Perfect ln touch, speed, dura '"f bility and appearance, $35. igSg&v- VISIBLE WRITING zz j. n; griffin LADIES' Our pales In Ladies' Suits this season have, boon phenomenal. The reason is we have an unusually well solocted stock with low prices. MILLINERY Tho latest novelties coming in daily. We can every one. THE BEE HIVE U iuipod td turn to love In the ipnng, and we ' might dd to thought! of clothes of brighter hue ind more stylish cut than In the fall. Smart-Sac Thru Button Sack exemplifies whut the swell C, & B. tailoring does for the nobby young man of to-dry who has a cultivated taste for dressing welL The fine tutored appear ance at purchase Is continued after wearing it. MideoCwtlJ shrunk selected fabrics. cut snort-Wiistfd . and lightly full overthe Wps. The tailored toOchinthe design of the front ami cut of the lapels makes It the select young man's expression of , Custom Tailor Style as seen in the metro Dolftan dtici. What tJM . J VV " WM U U1C A CONSPICUOUS MAN IS THE PLUMBER., When you want him you r art always In ft hurry. W Art always glad to respond to your hurry calli and relieve the difficulty. We have much experience In repairing e,nd new work and will fix the bad plumbing and supply the good on short notice. W.J.SCULLEY Phone Black 2185 470-472 Commercial atreet. i VICTIM IS ' IDENTIFIED One of s Band of Counterfeiters Was Man Found In the Barrel. OTHERS ARE IN SING SING Had Gone to Make Division of Money and Quarrel and Murder Results. 8lng Slug. N. Y., April 20.-Joseph Depiimo, who recognised the pit ture of the barrel murder In New York, in doing a four-yea1 term In Sing Slug for counterfeiting. To Warden John ton ttila afternoon PePrlmo wild: The man la Madunla Benedetto, my brother-in-law. I was snt here be fore there waa a division of the money, All of ua were not caught and I ' entitled to my part. I sent for Ma- dunU to come and aee me. He came on? week ago taut Saturday and I In structed him to get my share. They must have quarreled over the money and he waa killed." New York, April SO.-Chlcf Fllnn eva that he believes that a motive for the crime la' clearly established. He thinks that Madunl came down Here from Buffalo to buy counterfeit money and to et possession of pePrlmo s er feet, iewelry nnd sutb money as was due TVFrlmo fro.n the workings of the bsnd. It la believed that Madunla was held off for two or three days In the matter, Ihlt rt waa learned thul be waa about to put himself In communi cation with the police or government secret service men, and In older to pro vide for this and at the same time not seek to be afraid of one single tmm, a decision was readied lo murder htm, Two gddltonnl Identification of the body its being that of Madunla Benedetto-were mnie-rodayi V4iwmi V corano said he knew Madunla two years n. whim they both lived In Elisabeth. Salavodo Maglllsl. a. barb er, wado the swond Identification. WIFE IDENTIFIES FUTURE. Buffalo, April M.-The New York d. lectlve, Petrosltil, arrived at Buffalo this evening. He went at once to Tren ton avenue. Mrs, Lucia Mndulna Iden tliled the picture of the man found In the barrel as that of her husband. One of the family will go to New York to morrow to Identify the body. MANEUVERS OF ROOSEVELT. Preslda.H Has About Ended Taik Tour and Will Soon Resume His Trip. Cinnabar, April . President Roose evelt has about completed his tour of Yellowstone park, Today he Is at Fire Hole basin. Tomorrow he will return to Norrls Geyser basin, and go from there to Qrand- canyon, where Upper and Lower fulls nre situated, He ex pects to return bete 'Wednesday and remain until Friday,' when he will re sums his trip, Members of the presl dent's party, who have been llvlnpf on the train at Olnnabor since April 8, will probably Join the president In the park Thursday morning. . PROGRAM OF PRESIDENT. Hutte, April 20. A Billings special to th Miner says: President Roosevelt will pass through BUllngs next Saturday morning at 12: to enroute east. Superintendent Phean of Alliance, of the Burlington, will be In charge of the pilot train which will precede that of the president o ver the Burlington system through Nebraska. President Roosevelt's Itinerary has been changed to provide for a stay of on hour at Edgjmont, S. D., instead of five minutes, as previously announced. This la dona In, order that the president may give a reception to his numerous friends In the Black Hills country, as hla tour does not contemplate' a visit to that section. EFFECTS LABOR PROBLEM. Billion Dollar Drink Bill Would Settle1 Many Differences Chicago, April 10. "The danger In the huge national liquor bills reaches' beyond misery and moral degradation. Civilization Itself la menaced by the growing economlo waste," With this statement, iJ.D. Thompson editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, opened a lecture last night on ."Economlo Aspects of the Liquor Problem." The Frst Methodist Epis copal church, In which he spoke, was well filled. He said the view of the danger was not the Idea of a prohibi tionist fanatlo, but of a scientific In vestigation by Dr, E. R. L. Gould, lec turer on social economics and statis tics In John Hopkins University, a special commissioner of the United Httttr Department of Labor, who had Investigated the effects of liquor In Eu rcpe and this country. 'The most Important, though a yet scarcely observed, new phase of the temperance movemAt," he continued, "la the economic. The economic phase Is so many sided and appeals to so many selfish Interests that It attracts clashes of men who regard the moral aspect of Intemperance with Indiffer ence, Business men and worklngmen will In time come to realise that the liquor problem concerns them vitally tnd that the one billion dollars now an nually spent for drink In this country would settle many labor problems and help to ette many more.. Perhaps the most Important lesson to be Imposed upon the rising generation Is that their business and Industrial future will de tend upon whether they use alco hol." VANDERIHLT MAY MARRY. New' York. April M.-Justlce Oelger Ich today In the supreme court signed an order permitting W. K, Vanderbllt to marry again. The order modifies the decree obtained by Mr. Alva E. Van derbllt In 1W4 by which Mr, Vander bllt was forbidden to marry within the life of his divorced wife. The appli cation for the order was supported, by affidavits made by United Ststes Sen ator Depew and Ev, W. Rooslte, and sets forth the fact that Mr. Vanderbllt Is now In Paris, and that tie la de sirous of forthwith contracting another marriage. WILL CHANCE IT AGAIN. New York. April 20.-The Tribune tomorrow will say: "' . 1 William Kiesam Vanderbllt will wed a week from tomorrow In London. "Mrs. Lewie M. Rutherford, daughter of Ollv er ILirrlman of New York. This will be her third marriage and his second. HKNATOR ' STONE, FIRE- EATER. Kansas City. April SO.-Unlted States Senator Stone, who addressed the Mis souri Democratic Press association to night, made an elaborate explanation of "baking powder" leglslntln and bit tcrly .denounced the dally newspapers or the stattV-wMrh, he1!r1:trrd, had "hounded"' him outrageously. In closing, Senator Stene said: "I hope God will wither my hand, palsy my tongue and burn my heart in flames of bell before I will Intentionally dishonor any position to which the peo ple of Missouri elect me." William J. Bryan, who spoke, an nounced himself os a country editor addressing country editors. , MANY ERRORS ARE NOTED. St. Taul, April 20 Thirty-four points of error are alleged by the counsel for the Northern Sureties company and other defendants In their appeal from the decision of the circuit court In the merger case. Exceptions ore noted to every paragraph In the decree and the court Is decided to be In error In ren dering any decision save one for dis missal of petition and proceedings. CHIDREN DROWNED, MEN SAVED. Baker City, April !0.-MI!dred Chip man, aged 5, and Bernard Chtpman, aged H, were drowned Inthe Snake river near Bollards Landing today. In company with their father and two other men .they were crossing the rver when the boat capsized In mid-stream. The men saved themselves. BENSON FOUND GUILTY. Tacoma, April 20. Charles Benson, on trial at Olympla for the murder" of Jailer Mor?ll., was tonight found guilty of "manslaughter after the Jury had beer out seven tjours. Instructions of the Judje were such that the Jury could hardly find a verdict of murder. Demand for Investments is growing with the prosperity of the country and a man of character and ability can secure ample rewards if he has the ability to market such securities. I want a few of the best men obtainable for this work. . . In writing give age, occupation and bank references.' AU letters trattd as strictly confidential. GEORGE T. DEXTER, gprlntndnt sf Dvmtltk AIH The Mutual Lift liuvreses Ctstptny f NswYsrk, 32 Nhus trt.t, Ntw Ysrs, N. Y. FOLK WILL NOT GIVE IN Refuses (o Restrict Himself In the St Louis Boodle Cases, LEE IS NOT VINDICTIVE So Says His Brother, Who Ex plains Why He Stays Out of the State. St. Louis, April 20. The leaders in the boodle Investigation, Circuit Attor ney Folk and Attorney-General Crowe, Joined forces today to Jointly conduct the legal Inquiry, which will adjourn temporarily tomorrow afternoon. Dur ing the day an emissary from Lieuten ant-Governor Lee called on Attorney Folk with the proposition that if an agreement could be reached to question Mr. Lee only about the alum deal, he would appear before the grand Jury. Circuit Attorney Folk told his visitor that be could not promise to restrict himself in any part of the Inquiry and the conference waa fruitless. Robert E. Lee, brother of the absent official, received another letter from Lieutenant-Governor Lee which was mailed In Chicago. In further explana tion of his brother's absence, Mr. Lee said: ". "He will remai naway until I think It advisable for him to come back. One reason that he la away Is that he does not wish to assist the St. Louis grand Jury In Indicting for perjury certain members of the legislature who have testified before It. My brother Is not vindictive, and Uiough these have prov ed themselves : his bitter enemies, he does not want' to assist in Indicting them." Lee concluded by Insisting that his brother does not fear an In dictment of himself. . WILL ASK FOR MILITIA. War Between Sweetwater Cattlemen , and Sheepralsers. ' Denver, April 20. A special to the Re publican from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: The sheepmen of the Sweetwater country have declared open war upon the cattlemen and a clash Is imminent unless steps are at once taken to get the warring factions together on the proposition of a satisfactory division of the ranges of that section. Information from Lander is to the effect , that the militia there may be called out to prevent a general fight and much bloodshed. Sheriff Charles Stough of Lander has gone to the range country to in vestigate the situation and if he finds the condition of affairs as alarming as has been reported, he will Immediately make a formal request of Governor Richards for at least one company of the state militia to patrol the ranges. Recently the sheepmen -of the Sweet water country have received copies of a circular letter notifying them that sheep would not be permitted to grange within certain boundaries. At a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Freemond County Wool growers' association Saturday last, res olutions were adopted holding account able to any member of the association whose personal and property rights shall.be violated, the person and prop erty of the "dead-liners" and pledging full financial and other support to the defense, of the lines and lives of the property of the members of the asso ciation. The resolutions characterize the drawing of "dead lines" as a viola tion of federal statutes and call upon both federal and state officials, other woolgrowers associations and all persons Interested for assistance. KING HONORS AMERICAN General Wood Will Not Have to Walt for An Audience. Rome, April 20. Brigadier-General Wood, who is hurrying through Rome to Egypt, wished to have an audience with King Emanuel. His application waa presented yesterday by Ambassa dor Meyer and was answered today ap pointing an audience for tomorrow, which i la considered a great act of courtesy showp by the king to the Am erican army as sometimes weeks elapse before an audience is granted. ENORMOUS LOSS OF SHEEP. Fifty Percent of Flocks Expected to Be ,, - Dead By Spring. Salt Lake, April 20. Between the rav ages of an unusually severe winter and the breaking out of a malignant dis ease known as "big-head" among their flocks, within the past few weeks, the Herald says, the sheepmen of Utah, southern Idaho and eastern Nevada are afraid that by the time they gel their sheep to Ihj summer grssing grounds their loieea will amount to about SO peicent of the number they bad last full. Should this estimate be correct, the lorf In Utah alone will amount to about a minion head, and would be so unprecedented lose to sheep owners of this state, GENERAL STRIKE ON. Crescent City Milling and Logging Companies Close Down. . Crescent City, Calif.,. April 20,-AH of the union employes In the lumber mills and logging camps of Hobbs, Wallace and the Crescent City Milling and Transportation company are on strike as the result of a refusal to grant a request for a new schedule of wages. The men asked for an Increase of IS per cent In the mill and a wage schedule In the logging camps equal to the ached ule paid at other places. The company refused the demands and after IS days notice the men quit work. AU work has ceased In the mills and logging camps. ENORMOU8 FIGURES. Cost of Boer .War Makes England's LibiUte Large. New York. April 20. The Dally Tel egraph, according to the Tribune's London correspondent, calculates that the total gross liabilities of the United Kingdom amount to 806.009.000. This compares with . 333,000,00 In March, 1S99, so that the Boer war may be said to have added 1,000000 to the British national debt. ' ' NEW YORK CENTRAL LOSES SUIT. New York, April 20. A verict for $375,000 damages was awarded by the Jury in the supreme court today In a suit brought against the New Tork Central railroad by heirs of Alfred Pen-in of New Rochelle,- former presi dent of the United States Paper Bag company, who was killed in the Park avenue tunnel recently. J 5tv - K yt 'ttri ';:'v" thz sdod clothes event of the season We have arranged with the'renowned tailoring bouse of StrfeUM Bros., Chicago, to display their entire line of tine woolens in the piece at our store on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 21. 72 AND 23 The display will be made under the supervision of t special representative from Chicago; 500 newest patterns in the line; low prices. Even if you're not yet ready to order, all tnd let as "post" you. We can interest you. C, H. COOPE R r ECLIPSE HARDWARE GO. Plumbers 525-527 BOND STREE PASSENGERS WERE KILLED Two Eastern Trains Collide and Usual Horrors Attend 7" the Scene. ' BURNED PAST RECOGNITION Most of Victims Not Identified Children and Women Are Among Them. Jamestown, N. Y April 2.-Elght lrso.is ire dead and ft Injured, three -of '.them seriously, as the rtsult of collision between a passenger trajn and a freight train on the Erie rail road todiy near Red House, N. Y. Of the deid only one. Robert N. Hotch kiss, brakeman, has beep Identified. Seven bodies, apparently those of three men, three women and a child, were burned beyond recognition in the fire which followed the wreck. The wrecked passenger train was running from Chicago to New Tork. The train waa derailed by striking t freight train, which was taking a sid ing at Red House. The wrecfi torlc flie and the combination car, two day coaches and two sleepers with several freight cars, were consumed. ,.. A ROYAL RECEPTION. Valetta Island of Malta, April 20. King Edawrd today reviewed Wto blue- -jacket and marines and later, with elaborate ceremony, he laid the founda tion stone of the breakwater, which Is to protect the entrance of the grand harbor. Many distinguished persons were present. - end feamfitte