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, r NOTION! Books, Periodicals, Ma" jf , f ihrsrv without on. Any KTORIA PUBLIC LISKAM ASSCCIiTIO Fi gnu iv-'"-1 w a ft . 'II U- I.nKlA T Will U3 i """'' ' VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1903. NUMBER 105. flAJLA.iriri. x'-'! . 1873 You'll be lib ' in ' ' This I'kty ' which Thw will make your telection different than tils other P. A. STOKES FISHER BROTHERS THAT'S ALL STOP THE LEAK Phone Black 1186 470-472 Commercial street. WHITE SHIRT WAISTS necelved last week a rrond line of White Bhlrt Waists, unusual Values, Here re a few styles we describe! 1, Fine White Lawn, two rows embroidery Insertion, two groups of tucks on each side, bishop sleeve H. S. cuff..... ....$1.00 i Fine all-over embroidered front S1.25 8. Four vertical rows of laoe Insertion, a cluster of tucks between each row .. ..,,..' .....$1.45, .-Four horliontnl rows laoe Insertion, Ave tucks between ,....$1.85 5. Four rows blind embroidery Insertion, H. S. Collar and cuff, tucked sleeve '.. $350 Alt goods a represented, Tnu cannot duplicate our values In As toria. See the new styles and get the low prices at THE BEE HIVE at Ease Nusac fit pcfectly without dinging too close to we man. i his Miit it so finely tailored that if ni.ide by an ordinary tailor would appear slouchy. This 'garment fits because It ii made of the best material and designed and tailored by experts. This Just Meets th Tfeste of the man who likes a not too close fitting garment, possessing that "made by the best tailor w air about it. and cottlnir Imi h. cause the manufacturers by their largo purchases and extensive tailor shops in their factory, can Jive the best where a small pro ucer is at a disadvantage. Thus In all garments made by Crousi & Brandfgf.e, Manufao- iu 1115 lMVl N. Y., the true spirit of Jf tkt furthastr. Thl X NIK AT U tntAm In ; a variety of fabrics fellow. The Chicago Perfect in touch, speed, dura "billty and appearance, $35. VISIBLE WRITING J. N. GRIFFIN Th right way U to hav the beat In Iho start. We furnish the bet mater, and oonsclentlou workmen. . Our etock or Plumbers' Good, Hard ware, Stove, Tinware, etc., cannot be beaten. We can upply your wants to your entire satisfaction. -W.J.SCULLEY RUSSIA PRESSES CHINA FOR AN EXPLANATION Wants to Know Why Her Demands Have Been Rejected Inquires As to In tentions of the Oriental Empire. Czar's Representative Is Informed That China Does Not Purpose Parting With Territory and Opening of Ports Depends on London, May 1. In a dispatch from Pekln the corwsiwndent of the Time says thiit In an Interview hf Id oif Wed nesday with all the ministers of the Chinese office, M. Planchon, Russian churn d'affaires, pressed for reasons fur a relation of Ihe Russian demands, The minister replied that they were unable to give any reason separately. M. Planchon then, on Mialf of his government, requested a statement of China's Intentions retarding: First the contemplated alteration In the government of Mongolia. Second, non-alienation by lease, con cession or otherwise of any portion of I.laou valley to any other power. Thirl, the opening of new treaty port In Manchuria. To the first clause the ministers re plied that the alteration hud nut re ceived the Imprrul sanction: to the EXILED STl'DENT ESCAPED. Twenty-one Others Hud Wed In Cap X tlvlty. Honolulu, May 1 thy Pacific cable) The Japanese liner Nippon Mstru. which arrived here from thf orient to day had among her passengers a Rus sian l .named. Iva.n.J'o.nbpnlpskl.'r ceutly e-uiod from Kaithnlln islund.. Me boarded the vessel at Yokohama as a stowaway. When discovered he said that he Was the son of a wealthy resldsnt of 81. Petersburg. While a student at a military college he was convicted of rioting and with a num ber of other exiled to Saghalln Island. Here 21 of. them had died before Von bonlnskl with another student made his escape. On hearing his story the passengers on the Nippon Maru pur chased a first class passage for him to this port. He will Join the Russian colony near Hllo. FOOLHARDY MOToRMAN. Car Struck By Engine and Passengers Badly Injured. Chleag), May I.- While on the trip le grade crossing at One Hundredth street and Avenue L last night, a Calu mefelectrlo car was struck by a Lake Shore express train hurled from the track and demolished arid the passen gers were Injured, two of them seri ously. ; The motorman said he saw the train coming but thought be could cross the tracks ahead of It. The car was smashed to places. EX-OOVFRNOR LORD ARIUVUS Will Spend Several Weeks Francisco. In San San Frmtclsco. May 1. William P. Lord. United States minister to the Ar gentine Republic has arrived here from Huneos Ayres, via Washington, D. C.. enroute to his home at Salem, Ore. He will spend several weeks In this city. Mis. Lord accompanies him. Protect Yourself I 0ltMWklliMtalMBBl E M Our cap labels, ihown above, tie a guarantee against all imparities. We use only the belt part of cow's milk. Our dairies are kept acrapnloaily clean and the greatest precaution ii eierclied from the fetdisg of the cowl to the canning of the Cf earn. Be lure and ask your dealer for Economy Briond Evaporated Cream M4 by the originator tod Urgeit producer of Evaporated Cretin. Every can guaranteed. , HSLYITIA MIIK C0HDENSING CO., Highland, Xllinoi. Trade Development second that China had no intention of alienating any of her territory, and to the third that the opening of ports would depend upon trade developments. M. Planchon professed to be satisfied with these answers but the Chinese ii r still uncomfortable, knowing, how Impossible It Is for her to resist Rus sia's demands. . It la announced that M. Lssar, the Russian minister to China, Is return Ing to Pekln, nd that the fulfillment of the terms of the Manrhurian con vention -vlll be postponed until after his arrival and will result from his negotiations. - J The fact that Russia now appears anxious to repudiate the orders given M. Plan-hon. concludes the Times cor-resiiond-nt. doe not meun that her denmnis have been abandoned. Py these words Russia has acquainted Chi na with what she expects. WILL RESCUE BUSINESS. Could Not Gain Police Protection, Hence the Injunction. Uutte, May 1. H Is reported tonight that the Western Vnlon Telegraph company will resume business in Butte on Monday evenlngor the next day. Thcjw administration which goes in on Monday night will be asked to fur nsh pollc protection for the messeiv a-t-r of '.he company who desire to work.' Should this not be done the company will apply to lte United States -Hiurt for an Injunction to pre vent an Interference with business. . UNIONS ARE RESTRAINED. Injunction Served to Protect Western Union From Interference. Heleia, May 1. In the United States court today Judge Knowles granted a temnorary Injunction restraining the various labor organisations of Butte from Interfering with the Mesternr Un Ion Telegraph company, citing the unions to show-cause May 7th, why the ortler should not be made permanent The order Is a sweeping Instrument.;- DIRECT CABLE TO MANILA. ' Line to Pe Completed By Fourth of July. Chicago, May 1. A dispatch to'the Tribune from Washington. D. C, says: By July 4 there will be direct cable communication between the United States and the Philippine Islands. This promise has been made by Vice-President Ward of the Postal Cable com pany during an extended conference with the assistant secretary of the. navy. ' " , . ' '- Since the cable was opened to Hono lulu, the work of laying the cable from Hawaii acrjss the Pacific has proceed e with gr?ot rapidity. The present plan Is to time things so It will be pos sible to make the Fourth of July 1903. In Manila memorable by the establish ment of communclatlon with the home government, through nn American di rect cable. : i Impure Milk ROOSEVELT ATTOPEKA Lays Corner Stone of Railroad Y. M. CA. With Impressive Speech. TWO ADDRESSES IN ONE DAY Mr. Murphy Was Bent Upon Rid ing With President. but Then He Didn't. .Topeka, "May I. President Roose velt made two addresses In Topeka to day, one at the laying of the corner stone for the new Railroad Y. M. C. A. budding and the other at the audi torium before an International conven tion of the T. M. C. A. Both addresses were heard by hnmense crowds and were received with great enthusiasm. After laying the corner stone for the Y. M. C. A. building the president was conducted to the residence of Gov ernor Bailey, where he was entertain ed at dinner. His last address was given at :20 o'clock. President Roosevelt' train arrived In Topeka an hour hue. Over 1200 people assembled at the site of the new Y. M C. A. building to welcome him. The delay only served to add to the crowd. At 6:50 the booming of cannon announc ed the arrival of the president' train. Soon aftir the train was switched from tlio Union Pacific to the Stanta Fe tracks and run down to the new build Ing. 1 Escorted by a local cavalry company and a squad of mounted police the president " was conducted ; to ' the platform. He made a ehort address and then laid the corner stone. Gen eral Manager Mudge of the Santa jFe presided at the exercises. He present ed the president with a sliver trow el, which had been contributed by the road, and with this the president plac ed the mortar in position. The open ing prayer was made by Rev. H. H. Gregg of St. Louis.. . ' In his address . President Roosevelt expressed his pleasure at being at the geographlclal centers of the United States!'' He congratulated the dele gates to the Y. M, C.A. convention that they had come to Kansas for their great meeting, and said he hoped the meeting would be the most profitable ever held. The president spoke' for about 45 minutes and afterwards held a short rareption. At 11 o'clock the entire party was driven back to the depot, where the night will be spent on the president s train. At o'clock tomor row morning the trip will be resumed through western Kansas by way of the Union Pacific. " Sunday will be spent at Sharon Springs, near the Colorado line. : The president devoted most of his speech to the good work accomp lished by the Y. M. C. A. During the trip to the- governor' residence this evening, a man named Murphy tried to get onto the presi dent's carriage. He was knocked oft by a mounted policeman. Ho then jumped onto one of the steps, with the remark, "I guess I'll ride here." . One of the secret service men In the carriage, by a well-aimed blow, sent him. rolling In the gutter. He was afterwards ar rested. The fellow was unarmed and did not contemplate any assault on the president, but tried to enter ' the carriage out of a mere spirit of bravado One of the president's guards" here to night was Patrolman Mcintosh, who a member of Roosevelt's command at Santiago. He was recognised by the president. ANTI -JEWISH RIOTS. Many Murderad and Much Property-Is Destroyed. Vienna, May 1. Horrible brutalities are reported to have occurred during the recent riot at Kirtcheneff. Many women and andchlldren were victims of the mob, which included even the better -class of the Inhabitant. Some of the victims were thrown from win dow to the pavement. The rioters also pillaged the synagogue and killed the carjtakers. The damage done to property Is estimated at several mil lion rouble. . The Jew who escaped from Klrsch eneft ara seeking refuge at Odessa and elsewhere. NEW YORK DRIVERS STRIKE. New York, May 1. The Team Driv ers' union has decided to strike today for higher wages. The strike will af fect about 4000 drivers of teams In Ortater New York, who have decided to stand out for $2.25 a day flat. THE FIRE IN PORTLAND Two Great Lumber Mills Went Up In Smoke Yesterday-Heavy Losses Incurred. ORIGIN CANNOT BE TRACED No Lives Were Lost As Was At First Thought -Insurance Covers Only Partially. Portland, May 1. Fire which started in a dry kiln of the Western laimber company thi morning at S:20 o'clock destroyed the mill and yards of the Western Lumber company, the plan ing milt of J. A. Martin as Co.and the Union Stock yards. The loss will amount to nearly $250,000 only partially Insured. For hours the fire department fought the flanks under every disad vantage (h the way of water supply before they finally got the fire under rontrol. A change of wind at 8 o'clock materially aided in the saving of the mills- of- the Eastern Lumber company. It is estimated that 5,000,000 feet of lumber waa burned. Two theories areadvanced as to the-j origin of the Are, but the one given most credence la that It started In the dry kiln it the Western Lumber com pany at the north end of the building. Some thought that the fire started in the engine room of the Martin planing mill, but the evidence now seem to overthrow this theory. Just how the fire started is not known but the head sawyer Is of the opinion that It was caused by the blower at the kiln. . During the early part of the fire there were several reports of men be itig cut off from escape while at work on the wharf of the company fighting the flames, but Investigation proved that they were groundless..; Base Bail Scores. PACIFIC NATIONAL. At Los Angeles Los Angeles, 4; San Francisco, 1. At San Francisco Butte, S; Helena, At Tacoma Tacoma.S; Spokane, S. At Seattle Sia'ttle, E; Portland, 6. PACIFIC COAST. At Portland Los Angeles, 4; Port land. 3. At San Francisco Sacramento, 4; Oakland. 1. . At Seattle Seattle, S; San Franclsc- co. 2..- " :. .... NATIONAL. At Cincinnati Cincinnati, SChicago.0. At Brooklyn Brooklyn, S; Boston, a. At Philadelphia-New York, 11; Phil adelphia, 3. -x AMERICAN. At New York New York, 8; Wash ington. 3. At Chicago-Chicago, 5; Detroit. 1. At Cleveland 6t. Louis 9; Cleveland, s. - At Boston Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 8. &fe Gordon AMERICA'S BEST $3 HAT Both Soft f THE KNOX HAT l&H k None Better n Cg?a,hove Hats in the new summer styles Q. H. Copper AINERS FACED AWFUL DEATH Thrilling Story of Escape From the Frank Mine Disaster ; By Four Men, SHUT UP ALIVE IN A T0M3 After Working For Hours the Men Men Went Mad With Delight -At Sight of Daylight Frank, N. W. T., May 1. Daniel it Mackenzie, an Intelligent miner, giver thrilling account of experience of him If and his companions who were im- -prisoned In the mine for more than 12 hours by the grnt landslide and who. eventually escaped by digging their way to freedom through 40 feet of rock and debris. . s. . . "Three other miner and myself," says M Kemie, "were working a cross cut off from No. 8 manway when we were first aware that something un usual had happened.. I was leaning against a ehute just at the moment. Suddenly there seemed to be a falling in the hanging wall and I was impris oned between a chute board and the coal. We started for the mouth of the tunnel but found our way blocked. Aftjr a time I went down tothe lower entry to s;3 how the water was ris ing. I found the situation quite alarm-... Ing and figured that at the rate it waa w coming up "we might expect It to flood the mine today about 4 o'clock. As we bad nothing to eat but the five horse being worked in the mine which were still alive, I proposed killing one of them when we needed food and that la the meantime we should endeavor to dig our way oot. We selected a place near the mouth of the main entry and started to work. We Umbered as best we could as we went toward the sur face. We had worked, changing hands, for something more than five hour when, as X was punching with a bar It , suddenly went through the debris and a breath of air greated me. I gave a few more punches and a rock fell In. When we saw we had reached the sur face we were mad with delight." i GOES WITH ZEIGLER EXPEDITION Scientist Peter Ha Had Large Ex perience In Scientific Work. Washington, May l.At the Invitation, of William Zeigler, the National Geo graphical society will send a represent ative with the Zeigler expedition, who will be the chief of the scientific staff and have entire charge of the sclentlfie work of the expedition . The society has appointed William J. Peters of the United States geological survey as 114 representative. Mr. Peters ls one of the most exper. lenced .geographers and scientists of the United States geological survey. In 1901 he made a trip with dog sleds of over 1600 miles in Arctic Alaska. Cheap Fuel. . Fir slabwood, stove legths, $2.50 per cord. Boxwood $1.60 per large load. Phone 1211 Black. Kelly, the trans fer man. ' . . 1 and Stiff g New Blocks P1