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inivDissr inun anuu niusf secuti'o, VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNK 25, 1903. NUMBER 131. ill inn mm n 1873 . w WE vSELL THE GOODS But not the buyers of them. We clothe the men and boys and they are satisfied " because well dressed Enormous selling enables ns to carry a large var iety and maintain low prices. Jest now let us direct your attention to a fine display of seasonable underwear, Just what you want for this weather. P. A. STOKES TURKISH I BATHS I RUSSIAN v AT 539 COMMERCIAL ST. M'n from .1 1. M. to .'I A. M. dally, except Sunday. On Ktiitday from H l M. to Jl A. Flrst-dns t lilropo dlt in ut tendance. T. It. DAVIKH, Proprietor. HAY TOOLS Of every description nt FISHER BROTHERS Every thing from h gntes FOR Office AND H o m e J . N . G FOR MEN AND BOYS We are the agonta for tho IDEAL SHIRTS 4 Cheap and medium grades, the best lines on the market Uto Brown Shoe - - - at $2.00 JShQ Queen Bee Shoe - - nt $2.50 Our many' cuBtomcra boar witnoss to the merits of these shoes. The Banner Brand Clothing j For bovRfand youth" cannot be excelled in quality and price sTHEiB:EESHIVE'.:; HirtJUufoal V Mux HaadTulorad hook to ft mowing niiiciyne. Famous Globe-Wernicke Sectional Filing Devices BooK Cases Handsomest ami most convenient furniture made. Sold in section's for all uses, sizes and shapes. Call and see Samples. R I F F I N. Our Strong Feature IstheWorKWeDo Some plumbers make a feature of the bills thy send that' not our style. We send a good man; he does good work and we charge a right price. Ifits New Work Or Repairs We want to handle It and will handle It to your satisfaction. W. J. SCULLEY 470-471 Commercial. Phone Black 224S PRESIDENT TAKES HAND Sends Letter To Attorney General Directing Rigorous Investiga tion Of Frauds. KNOX APPOINTS ASSISTANTS f iMllattlonft Are That Iot Ofllee Department Will Ho Thor oughly Cleansed Of All Iletntyala Of Tnwt. Washington, June 24. The president ha sent the following letter to te attonuy-general: "Whll House, ' Jdne 22, " im.-8lr: A you kn'iw th charges In connection with the avtofflce department are now being Investigated liy Fourth Aa ltant Pout master-General Brlstow, who has hud placed at hU UIsimmuI by tlie postmaster general every resource of th department, Including the ser vice of Mr. Robb, whom you detailed from the department of Justice to the postoffice department Immediately af tor the removal of Mr, Tyner. Ax a re tult of iltl Investigation a number of Indictment have been already found, and It li probable that otlier will here after m asked fur, "There win I no greater offense agrlnxt the government thun a breach of ttuwt on the part of a public official or the dishonest management of Ms office, ani. of cmirse, every effort must be trxerted to bring uch offendert to punlKhiwiit by th utmost rliwr of the In'. T"e district attorney of the W irlot of Columbia htut . faithfully and XfutouKly e-onded the pronecutlon In thin mat ttr, hut the amount of work In the office in uch to make It diffi cult to devote a!l the time necetwiry to the proe ution of then iiiwii. "I tiutteiit. therefore, that If you can not detail aonie of your prenuit ataff, you appoint aaalMant In thew poxtof- fice cam, not only to take up the oiaeii In which Indictment have Uen found ! but to ex.imlne Into all charges that have been made ngalnot officials In the ! postal tervlce, with a view' to the re movul and prosecution of all guilty men in the service and the proecutlon of guilty men, whether In the service or not her the oases are not barred by the statute of limitations. Sincere' ly yours, THEOIKHiE JUXWEVELT.1 Carrying jut these Instructions, At' turney-0:iieral Knoa has appointed J P. Ilo.i parte, of Baltimore, a special attorney to assist In these prosecutions and upon his return here this afternoon Mr. Jlolmes Conrad, former solicitor general, will be tendered a like up pointmcnt. PRONOUNCED NCJT GUILTY. Wife Was Guilty of Crime Charged to Another. Spokane, June 24. A. Mandul De Lartltfue Is, not guilty of murder. Such Is the verdict rendered by the Jury at Pomeroy today. The tody of Henry De L.art!gue, a Pomeroy farmer, was found hidden .In a potato cellar. Mr. De Lartlgue, his wife confessed that she killed him September 23, and hid the body. She claimed he attacked her with a gun and she htt hint with an axe. . ' . '. ; CHANGES IN OFFICERS. . Vallejo, Cal., une 24. The epprouch- Ing retirement for age of Rear-Admiral Louis Kempff will cause several changes of station among naval of fleers of high rank on this const. Rear Admiral Milter has received orders to relinquish the command of the Mure Island navy yard and station during July and to relieve Admiral Kempff as officer in charge of the Pacific coast naval defenses. Captain B. H. Mc- Calla, at present in command at the Goat Island training school, "will suc ceed Admiral Miller as commandant at Mare Island, Subscribe for the Semi-Weekly As torlan, $1.00 a year. s Fears soap responds to water in stantly; washes and rinses off in a twinkling. It is the finest toilet soap in all the world. ' Established oter loo years. WOXDKUFVL ANCIENT CITY. Orent Oliwovery In Mexico Exciting . i , f WW Attention, ' ' Chicago. June 84. A dlnpatch to the Tribune from Mexico City nya; The recent dl:overy of an ancient city of pyramldH In a denite forent In a remote part of the atate of I'ucbla ha been found to be 'of the greatcrt a aeologlval Importamo. ' The Federal government ha commlaidoned the ub dlrector of the , National muawum. Henir K. Itodrlguec, to vlalt the rulna. Nlihitloi) lwiii,'kn archaeologlKt and ornlthologlot, aecotniKinled the gub-dl-rei-tor to the 'fajna.' General teon re port that the rulna are uh e never before h-ave beti known to the world of aclenee, and Che moat primitive ever dlwovered In Mexico. In fact ') an cient, aa U require a gr4 deal of time and attidy to U r lnwjiat ejM b they were built wi well aa by what people. 1XXJ3 MCt HE MCZZLED. Canlnea Found . Other le In New York WIH Bo Taken. New York June tt ' Hereafter It ahnll le unlawful to perndt any dog to go abroad at large In any of the atreeta, highway or public place m the city of New York, unlean uch dog ahall be Recurely muxxled o thut It be Im poMtlhle for It t bite, tear or other wlfce wound With he teeth any Iranian bidng or -Other -unlmal." . Thee are the term of an ordinance which has been adopted by the board of Aldermen ndj-hlch 1 applicable to the entire territory of Greater New york. The enfori'smnt ofjhe new law devolves upon the society for the pre vention If cruelty 'to animals, the ag ent M .wiilth areHUthorlied ,tf jplclt up unmuxtlea aog na to noia meiu until redeemed by the payment a tienalty of $S, tr fiflllng that, to put them to death. ' , BAVARIAN PRINCE SAILS. He ' Traveled This" Country As a Plain Count. New York June 24. I'rlnce George of ruuvnrla, grandson of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, has been seeing the United Stales and bus sailed for home. Under the title of "Count of Wurtem berg." he successfully hid his Identity here until a few hours before sail ing. "We have heard much In Europe of your American Invasion, but," he said. "I hud not realised what tremendous resources tnere are In this country. It is marvelous, especially the energy one sees everywhere. Bavaria, I be lieve, supplies the United States wirtv more muntclans than commercial pro ducts, but we hope In time to remedy that." : ; ( TIMOTHY OLE A SON DEAD. He Was Famous as Being Prominent In Fenian Uprising. New York, June 24, Timothy Glea son who was prominent In the Fenian uprising In 1867 an was a brothre of the late Patrick Gleom, the 'Battle Axe Mayor," of Long Is'.nnd City, has been found dead In a furnished room In Brooklyn. He was the lust of seven brothers. When be took part In the Fenian uprising he was Imprisoned for three monfhs. Then he came to Ameri ca. Oi,e of his brothers was General .iiiaenh Oleason. who served in the CIvP. war. Twin brothers died in Call fornla and others In the south. , RICHES NEAR VALDES. V ' Stampede for Gold Fields and Much Staking. . ' ; Seattle. June 24. The first details of the new placer gold fields near Val des were brought from the north by the steamer Excelsior. ' which has Just arrived here. The discovery is on Lowe river, 23 miles from Valdes'and already 800 ncres ot ground has been staked. The hist few days before the Excelsior palled witnessed quite a stampede to the new find and much- staking Is still being done. CLAIMS INNOCENCY. Hungarian Accused of Drugging and Robbing' Woman, , , , Chicago, June, 24. -Lured " from St. Louis to San Fia'nctsco by a man wo pretended to love her, then drugged robbed of $7000 wid abandoned, . Is the substance of a story told by Mrs. Julia Klein of St. Louis, who baa Just caus ed the arrest of Charles Marco, a well educated Hungarian who Is married and lives In ChlcagQ. He declares he Is Innocent. PETER FIRST OF SERViA Greeted On His Arrival In Bel 1 grade By Cheers Of Duti ' ful Subjects. RATHER SHY OF MINISTERS Itcceitlon Of llnlcr Everywhere Marked liy fleartiiii'MM Of JIIm People. King Ap peared Nervoum. '' t ' " ' y ' Belgrade, June 24.-King Peter ar rived her at 10 o'clock this morning and .aua received with great enthusl-! asm. The ministers, goverament of ficials, judges, municipal and military auth.iritles and leading citlxen were assembled on -he platform of the rail road station, which was profusely dec orated. The only foreign representa tives whj rartlclpated In the reception were the Russian minister, 31. Tscbar tkoff and the Austrian minister Herr Dumba, with the members of their res pective! legations. . , The royal train consisted .of a din ing ear w lih two sleeer. The parlia mentary and military deputations which wnt to Geneva arrived on the sume train. . , , , , . , Th klng.'itho wore the uniform of a Servian general, looking grave and almost nervous, descended from his car amid a fanfre of trumpets. He shook hands with Pr-smler Avakumovics, who ended a powerful speech of welcome with tailing for cteers for King Peter, to which the crowd responded v.'lth great enthusiasm. The king read his answer to the premier's . welcome in somewhat low tones, thanking fclm ard promising to do Ms utmost for the good of the kingdom. . The conclusion of the Wag's speech was marked by a renewa of the cheering. A guard of honor with a band Salut ed as King Peter descended from his car and greeted the cabinet ministers. The premier, M. Avakumovics, intro duced M.' Tscharlkoff tp the king, and the Russian minister presented the Aus trlan minister. Thus the Austrian mmlrter bad Intercourse with the pro visional government with which, previously he had no relations. , A procession was then formed, and the king' proceeded to the cathedral. The streets were lined with people who hml besn pouring Into Belgrade from the province during the last day or two. K'.n? Peter drove in state to the new palace. 1 Although the klns entry into Bel grade was distinguished by a diplo matic boycott, his reception by the peo ple was everyw here marked by hearti ness which approached genuine enthusl asm, In which all classes participated. SPECIAL SESSION FOR RELIEF Kansas Legislature Has Many Bills to Consider. , Topeka. June it.-The legislature convened in extra session today to re lieve the flood situation. Thirty-four flood bills were introduced In the house and nearly .is many In the sen ate. The session will last several days. A big fight has developed on the ques tion of making an appropriation to re lieve the flood sufferers. : It was ex pected that Governor Bailey In his mes sage would outline some plan of re lief but he did' not. ' ; POSTOFFICE PROMOTIONS. ' Chicago, June 24 Postmaster Coyne, In hla address at the supper of the Postoffice Clerks' association held last night .announced that there would be 1000 promotions July 1 In the JBOO. 700 SS00 and !!00 grades of the Chicago postoffice. vv '''.'' , ,. ;,'V';'" .. Mr. Coyne- spoke of the Investiga tions making by the postoffice depart ment and said that as they had been rnmmohced thev should not Btop until :. . . - 4 affairs had been sirtea to i"e oinium. FUGITIVE MURDERER TAKEN New York, June 24. John Shea, who is said to have shot and killed William McMaton on May 4 In the Cherry hill section of the east side, has Just been captured. The murder caused much ex citement among the tenement dwellers It is said to have been the result of a feud. " ' ' ' ','.' ' PRESS CLUBS PRESIDENT p 4 Atiftotfe City, N. J June 24l The Intern itlonal League of Press clubs to day reelected M. P. Curran of Boston, president BLOODHOUNDS IN NEW YORK Midnight " Chase for Murderer of a Policeman Has No Rexult. i New Rochelle, N. Y.. June 24. De t. tlve who are trying to run down the assassin of Policeman Aheran, who was killed Saturday morning In a buttle with a man supposed to have been a burglar, have taken part In a midnight hunt for zht murderer, with a bloodhound."' - , ,Th chase, which was novel to resi dents Of New Rothelle, was wiliteseed by a score of wealthy men and public officials who followed the bloodhounds and police at a safe distance. After covering a 20-mlle course la the darkness without running the murderer to cover, the bound waa taken to the police headquarters, where ' he was turned loose in the cell of Frank Peffo an Italian suspe.ted of the crime. The man grew pale as death and trembled with fear as the animal was smelling of his clothing. ,f ,' -'' ' Aftw spending a few minutes In the cell the hound gve up the scent and returned to the corridor, whlcH leads the police to believe" that If Peffo killed Ahjarn he has since washed all traces from nls clothing. ' '' vi -'-' MAY ENTR NEW YORK. Railroad Wins Fight That Lasted 40 ' r Years. '"";'V" ' New York, June H. By the decision of the court of appeals Just handed down, the way has been made leplly clear for the first time in 40 years for a Tall road to enter this city above the gronnd. The' court ' annihilated the famous act of 1860, which placed In the hands of the legislature only power to permit the building of such a line. For Ave year WUIiam C. GotschaU, prudent of lib New York and Port Chester Railroad company, has been bat tHngr iter te right . ' to 1 : build the road. An Immense sum of money has been spent n litigation precipitated by the opposition of existing lines. The Port Chester railroad" already has qb talned the right to cross every street along its route, through Westchester and along the Long Island sound, from Willis avenue and 132nd street to the state line at Port Chester, except In New York city. Its "application for the latter privilege Is now In the hands of the railroad committee of the board of aldermen. MUST ARM AND FIGHT. Colored People Talk of Their Troubles At Mass Meeting. Chicago, June 24. At a meeting of colored people held last night to pro test against the lynching of the negro, David T. Wyatt, at Belleville, 111., re cently; Rev. C, H. Thomas, one of the speakers, advised his hearers that they should.. If the hanging and burning' of colored men Is not stopped by the reg ular authorities! sell their coats and buy suns with which to defend them selves. Oth?r speakers expressed sim ilar sentiments and before the meet ing had adjourned the negroes present were worked up to a 'high pitch of ex citement.' Mrs. Ida Wells Bernctt, In formed the men present that they mtrst organize to fight their own bat tles saying that they never could ex pect the white men to fight for thera on til they had shown themselves capable of fighting for themselves.. THE ASTORIAN 4 ; : : ; 4 JOB DEPARTMENT ; for JOB PRINTING '",'' ' ; - FOR C IBLE ; P AC T S ROBINSON SELLS FURNITURE Sells Good, Stylish Fur nishings At Low Prices. Carpets, Mattings, Lino liums, Rugs, Fancy RocK-, ers, Stoves, Tables, Bed Room and Parlor Sets. Everything' for the House ROBINSON'S FURNITURE STORE 588 Commercial Street . CONGRESSMAN, INDICTED New York; Politician Gharged With Commission Of Crave Frauds By Court. ' SOLDGOVERNMENT CONTRACT Ex-nepresentatlve To Washing . ton IN'ceived I.urjre Salary And Hide (,!( ks For Giving; HtiNiiteMM. New York, June 24. Ex-Congressman Drlggs was today Indicted by the federal grand Jury In Brooklyn. There are It count in the Indictment, which, charges Drlgg. between July 2t, and 2 J900, of unlawfully agreeing to re ceive, and did receive a $5J0 cheok from Brandt. Deit company far procuring a contract from the United States gov ernment for making pad delivering A automatic cashiers for the postoffice department. Drlggs previously admit ted receiving a salary of I12.50O from the Brandt, Dent company for Intro Outing its machines. .; The indictments were found under the United States statutes which pro Vide tor the punishment of any person receiving emolument while In the em ploy of the government. : , GARMENTWORKERS THREATEN. New York. June 24,r-About 3500 mem be i-s of the Oarmentiorkers Trade Council are agsiln threatenfng a gener al strike la, this city to enforce a de mand for a new wage scale for the summer trade. Five unions represent ing different branches of the trade are affected. : , ' '."" """' ' BASE BALL SCORES . ; PACIFIC NATIONAL. At Helena Srokane 14; Heleoa . ,'. At Butte Butte' 4; Portland 1. .. : AMERICAN. ' At Chicago-Chicago 4; Washington 1 ' At. St, Louls-St. Louis 4; Philadel phia S. At Detroit Detroit 2; Boston 1. '.' At Cleveland (first game)-Cleve-land 2; New York 6. Second game Cleveland 3; New York 0. . c "' ''.' '''' ' '' PACIFIC COAST. At Los Artgeles-So fierce has become the rivalry between the Los Angeles and San Francisco teams that the least little thing seems to set them on edge and precipitate a wordy war. Leatry and Spies were about to come to blows today, and a policeman step ped in. There was a mix and exchange of blows between the officer and the San Francisco catcher. Others inter fered and the Incident closed. Los An geles, 7; San Francisco i. At Sacramento Sacramento 6; Seat tle S. ' ' '-.','. :v ' 'Vy - : -..'. MARINE ITEMS. T'le steamer Elmore left out for TlUa. mook yesterday. .. . , The Columbia on coming up the river yesterday, ran Into the scow Belle, carrytng away one of the masts and damaging the hull. The Columbia was nninjured "ind proceeded up the river. The Swedish ship Clan Macrarlane, ltbeled for $218 by the City Retail Lum ber company ot Portland,- will probab ly leave out for South Africa today, the matter having been arranged In Portland yesterday. v