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VOLUME LVI, ASTORIA,' Oft EG ON, SATURDAY, 3IAY 30," 1903." NUMBER 120. FLOODS ARE DRIVING PEOPLE GETS BACK AT TULLOCH EXTOLEDTHE I PIONEERS! eelt Companson OF TOPEKA FROM HOMES We S With Other Lines. Place a salt of cor CLOTHING side by side with any ctfcerlbecntbe market . end the result bi car styles, materials, and crlccs arc Absolutely Ccrrect. P. A. - S FISHER. BROTHERS i Ar Sot Afttntt For The Celebrated Ocean Wave Washing Machine. V" Bovvoro of Imitations: , f SPORTING GOODS) Fishing' Rods, lines, Flies, Complete outfits. All best grade oods. Prices Lowest. J.sN.'GRIFTIN.rf -;7'IiV ' ' 1 ' I 1 You can pick a That can't bte picked When on your door. All, sorts of locks , At all sorts of prices. Some aro cxponsive because of the care with which they ar mode. Thoy are safe wlierever used. Put one , , on and. your pioperty is safe. f ; Phone Black S24I. . , . w 470-471 Commercial ttrtet. W Bee hivb - Timoly hinta from Astoria most on the latest novelties in A 1 Lace and embroidered Collar and Caff sets Plaucn Lace Collars Cape Collars , Shirt I A. F. C Gin(hams A 10c yd I SMrt Waist Oxford Cloth . .;i9cyd Waist Goods Mercerized Ginghams . 14c yd Goods TWEi-BEEHl'lt a v in - . f 11 si 1 ft B VI I I I T O K E iS Base Ball Hits, Gloves, .Pads, MasKs, Bats, Balls. locK here f PMin PW dlVLLE! bargains popular store." Some prices ladies' .dainty neckwear " , Collar Tops 5 to 50c ' v. . 25c to $1 25 c to $1.75 . ' $1.50 to $3-30 Railroad Traffic Is Country Roads Are Made Useless ' Br Overflow Of The Streams. If Oondition Does Not Abate Is ple Will Be Rendered HomelessDamage Is Dreadful . And All Business Is Paralyzed, Totk, May 29. Uailroud traffic In this city U pructcully ata ittuid ftltl on nctount o( the floode.N I'erhap 2&0 hounvi are In the flooded dUtri.t In Toiwka, Including Devnal mlHi and elector and the Wolf pack liifthu. Tlie rondlilon In IJttle Hua la. th RtiMian ttlvmnt In North Toh-Iiu la a;rluu. The entire settle went a under water and a current ha Ktnrwd through the dlittrlct. Vr la expreied that the channel of the river may change. Kaw river la i mile wide at 8t. Mary'a and the town la half aubmerged. , . f'lAt. thl aftermmn the Kaw river at SUile Hill. Koffivllle, Hllver Uke. Belle view and St.Oeorge were waehed CONFESSED ON DEATH PED. 1 Eacatied Convict Tells of Killing Ilia , gwertheart, Klngrton. Out., May JO. The Seat tle dtKpatt-h atatlng that John Joele. alliui John PhlllliM, on his deathbed ?onfeied tfl having done murder and afterward havlag Watied from Kings ton penitentiary waa the flret Intima tion that the man tu atlll.ln exlat enee. When he and companion got away one stormy night from the peni tentiary they mole a boat and started to row to Claylon, N. Y. It , wa thought they had been drowned. On May 21. WT3. In drunken carous al In a house of 111 fame hear Belleville. Jol shot and killed hi sweaiheart, Annie Adams, He drew a revolver on one of the nvm present and the wo- man sprang to front of the man, re ceiving the shut Intended for another. He waa sentenced to life In the peni tentiary but escaped 'nine years af terward. ' ' TOLSTOI SATS "Ol'ILTT. Place Responsibility of Massacre Up on Russian Government. Chicago, May 119. A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Philadelphia says: . ' ' The North American sent Count Tol stoi a cablegram asking hlin If the Kus sian government can be held guilty of. the niaasacres of the Jews In Klshinef. He replied: . "Moscow, May S18. Guilty Is the gov ernment. ..First, for excluding the Jews from tommon' rights, making them a separate caste; secondly for In' culcating by .force In Russliinsan Idol- atroU faith instead of Christianity. - Toutoi.''-'-' h . y i THOUGHT TO BE DESTITt'TR. But His Death Revealed an Estate Val .' ; ued at $100,000. 'I ' ' ; St. Louis May 29, Francis Tumblely 82 'years old, well known 80 years ago as a traveling advertising' doctor, Is dead at St, Johns hospital where he Ieglstarad a month ago as "Mr. Town end." The Hospital' authorities sup posed he ,was poverty stricken and friendless. . His will revealed his Identi fy and disposed of an .estate w orth $100 $QA, among the legacies being $10,000 each to Cardinal Gibbons and Arch ishop Ireland for charitable purposes. At A Standstill And Thought That Ten Thousand Peo out. Th9 lew iteel brdge at Wlllard l dumaged beyond repair and at To pelca tho ateel railway bridge la uae k. Several hundred vcal have been drowned. Fifteen Imhee of water fell In Abellne In A nlKht and more th afternoon. Knwky river la S or 4 mile wide at Ab elne and every wagon and railroad brdge around there la out. Laat nlghfa rain extended all over central and northern KanKta all of whkh la drained by the Kanaaa river. Rain fell during th nwrnng at many of the flooded points and at 4 o'clock another heavy rain almost a cloudburet fell. Thl will mkae the altuutlon much worae. ANTICS XN THE AIR. Santas Dumunt . Suddenly Appeared ' Above Polo Players. Paris May J9. During the play on the polo grounds In the Itola de Bou logite yesterday, Santos Dumont and his baloon No. 9 appeared unexpectedly over the palaces and descended In front of the club. He reascended later and after executing a number of maneu vers at a height of 500 feet he returned to his baloon shed at Neullty. " NO BULL. FIGHT FOR HEXRT. Santos Dumont Suddenly Appeared val Because of Rain . Madi'M May , 2. Torrential rains have compelled the authorities to coun termand the gala bull fight vt'hlch was to be tflven In hnor of Prince Henry of Prussia who has left for Vigo to re join ihe Onnan squadron without hav Ing nltnessed the Spanish national pas time. RErESt Ft'ULT VINDICATED. Mexico City, May 29. The chamber of deputies after a hearing of Impeach ment proceedings against General Ber nard Reyes, governor of the state of Neuvo Leone, by an unanimous vote dismissed the proceedings and General Reyes was fully vindicated. , The G. W. Elder Isi due to sail for San Fmnclsco this morning. '' Are You a Seller? Have you leisure in which you could present to investors the merits of a Five Per Cent Twenty-Year Gold Bond, sold ion the instalment plan ? In writing give your !.-' age, occupation and bank reference. GEORGE T, DEXTER, 1 tiissristMd.sl .f D.nMti Aj.MlM, Tks Matasl Llr Ihwmm Cstsisy f N.w V.rfc II Nsims tlrMl, Ntw Vera, N, V. Postmaster Merritt Answers All Charges And Submits Few Of His Own. EX-CASHIER WAS IRREGULAR Did Not Attend To Business And Discharged Employe To Draw His Salary. Washington, May 19. The reply of Postmaster Merritt of this city to the charges of ex-C'ashler Tulloch waa giv en out today. It contains some serkiua counter charges. ' .'''' H t-V . "Before I became pomaiter," says Mr. ' Merritt, "one, of the Employes of the postolfice was suspended from duty from May S to June t, 1903 without pay, without Any reason of record, 'so far as 1 have learntd, and without any de partmental authority. Mr. Tulloch. the caMiier retained this man's pay, for the tlme'siated, amounting to $140, against his protest, I am told obtaining his sig nature, to the, customary .form of pay roll,, however, and then sent accounts to the auditor for the postofflce depart ment as though payment had actually been made." - s.' . f Post mister Merritt then speaking of the removal of Cashier Tulloch almost at once after he became postmaster, de dares the removal was not a mistake and says that Tulloch was irregular and unbusinesslike In his bookkeeping arbitrary n manner, occupied much of his time In Important private business and a venturesome man In the Held of speculation. Mr. Merritt denies (hat either ; Assistant Postmaster General Heath drectty or Indirectly Influenced TulkK-h's removal. DANS' FIGHT THROFGHOl'T.' Negro Easily Put Out Fitzgerald Last Night In San Francisco: San Francsco, May . The Gans and Fitzgerald light at the Me- qhanUfft pavilion was an easy vlc-4) tory for, the Baltmore wonder. It ended suddenly In the tenth round 4) when the negro put a terrific, left to the jaw dullng Fltsgerald. 4 The New Yorker tried to tight back but was too far gone and a right ctom to the jaw put hi mout for 0 good. It was Gans' fight through- oul.'''. 4 CHARGED WITH LARCENT. August Thoiuion, a young resident of Seaside Is In jail waiting trial on a charge of larceny. The offense charg ed to Thompson Is robbing the store of Victor Bergman of $S0. He is supposed to have been assisted In the ' under handed deal by an associate who has since Its commission taken ' French leave of this section.' Thompson Is rec ognlxed as a hard case.' He Is too old (or the reform school and almost too young, for he penitentiary, but there Is Hftle doubt but that it will be arranged for hlru to get' what Is coming to hint, tt has been no uncommon thing of iate for eottajes at Seaside to be broken in to and the . ontnts to be made free us? i . - of. It la thought that the depredations are committed by a gang ' Under the leadership of the prisoner and that with his - onvlctlon'the unlawful prac tice will be broken , up. The . rase against Thompson will be tried next Monday In "the court of the justice of the peace. The Packers are getting ready io com mence operating their seine on Desde- mona sands next Monday.., The scow Belle will take the horsed and outfit down. The towboat Harvest Queen brought the grain laden ship Langdale down from Portland yesterday and returned with the schooner John A and bark Ponn Francisco, . . John Bradlsh was released from the county bastlle yesterday, his term of 10 days for nwault and buttery having ex plred. Early Settlers In Utah Get Good Word Frorri The Head Of The Nation. MORMONS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC Several Thousand Children Wave Flags At The President Who Makes Happy Response. Sfllt Lake City, May . The special train bearing President Roosevelt and party pulled nto the Oregon Short Line station from the north promptly at 8:30 this morning amid the clamor of dozens of locomotives and factory whittles, the shrill yells of hundreds of cattle punchers and sheepmen an dthe enthus lastic cheering of several ' thousand people congregated in the railroad yard and along the streets leadng from the depot,;,,. j,- ... ' j; -k - Nine thousand school children, every one of them waving a flag, greeted president Roosevelt as he stepped from his carrtag at the city and county buld Ing and mounted a platform to ad dress them, i The reception given him by the youngsters evidently pleased the presd ;nt very much, and he smiled and bow! repeatedly to their enthusi astic greeting. ' After speakng a moment or two to the children, the president reviewed the long parade, and then re-entering his carriage, was driven to the tabernacle. Thj great house of worship of the Mor mon people will seat 8000 but fully JO0 ... i ' . i more were packed into the edifice when Governor Wells rose to introduce the president., Tha president spoke for some time in eulogy of the Utah pioneers, who. he said, came here not to exploit the land and then go somewhere else, but to build homes. ' Base Ball Scores. ' " PACIFIC COAriT. At Seattle Seattle 4; Portland 0. At San Francisco San Francisco IS; Oakland 6. - - At Sacramento Los Angoles f ; Sacra men to 5. PACIFIC NATIONAL. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 11; San Francisco . At Butte Butia IT; Helena t. . v - ' AMERICAN At Boston Boston 7; Washington 8. At Philadelphia-New York S; Phila delphia j. v ........ . At Detrolt-St. Louis Ir Detroit . At Cleveland Chicago S; Cleveland 3 ' f . , ... "saiss ' . ,, ' NATIONAL. At New Tork New York 5; Boston ft. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 8; Philadel phia 4.' f '',' " ' one uordon AMERICA'S BEST; $3 HAT Both JSoft and Stiff THE RNOX ' HAT .. . .None Better New Blocks &boveIIatsln the newsumsier styles C.':H.-."Goop iiii , MEMORIAL DAT OBSERVANCE. . There will be no formal exercises in ths city , this morning, but Cushlnf post, O. A. R., the Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies of the G. A. B. will go to Greenwood, leaving Flavel's wharf at 19 o'clock on the steamer Jor dan. Graves of soldiers and sailors will be decorated and the day observed in a fitting manner, A large number of people will go to Greenwood this after- noon en the steamers leaving i Row, Hlggins Co.'s wharf at 1:30. Mem bers of Conoomly Tribe of. Red Me . will go in a body. The Women of Wood craft will go for the purpose of nnveO ing the. handsome monument lately erectad by the order at the grave o( Mrs., Katherine Feeley, using the cere mony of the lodge.,) A delegation of Eagles, the Degree of Pocahontas, be sides other organizations and many liw dividnals will also go 10 pay homage ! to the memory of the dead. At J p. J m. public sen-lota will be held at the . Foard ft Stokes hall. The address will I be delvered by Hon George Noland and, , i the program will Include some excellent music and very Interesting patriotic ex ercises seljcted from the programs o the various city schools during the past three days . .... s,. 1 , LJ . . : I FATE OF BRIBE TAKER. St. Louis, May 29. Five years In the penitentiary was the verdict returned by the Jury In the bribery case of J. J. Hannigan, a former member of the house of delegates. ' Hannigan was found guilty of accepting' a bribe la connection with the passage of the sub urban railway bill. i. ' v A marrlitfe-licensc 'was gtwrtted yester day to Harry Olson and Ida Thompson, .;ftl'i..-'i'-1f4fl;J. i r I ' nvix vtm ". HI ' .in i'n ' ' . j '.'( . . -i. , . - v '