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VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, Jl'LY 7, 1903. , NUMBER tfcO. WE SELL THE GOODS But not the buyers of them. Wcdothe the men tndboyi ind they are satisfied because well dressed Enormous selling enables as to carry a Urg var iety and maintain low prices. Just now let us direct yoor attention to a fine display of seasonable underwear, Just what yon want for this weather. :. P. A. S TURKISH I BATHS I RUSSIAN AT 539 COMMERCIAL ST. ' '0Hu from ft IN M. to !l A. M. dully, ftxtvpt Stnidaj h. r On Sunday from 8 1. M. to it A. M. Flrsti-luss -lilroH tllat In nUentlunw. T. K. DAY I KM, Proprietor. hAy tools Of every description at , FISHER BROTHERS Every tiling from a grans NEW H AMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. 75 cents to $500. " J . n GRIFFI N. 5 The ImerlcanMy 1 1 i AMONG A THOUSAND GOOI) THINGS FOR THE LADIES, WB BELL THE AMERICAN IJY CORSET. ' Girdle Corset In white or fancy colors, ,..Y .. 8o Tape Girdle pink, blue and white. '.. . ..Mo The Straight Front low bist, long hlptsorsct, white, colors and black fl Cambric Corset Covers, four row Insertion .... .'.25o Cambric, Corset Covers, four rows Insertion back and front 50c White Skirts, ruffle of braid embroidery .. 80o White Skirts, same, with two rows insertion and lace dust ruffles.... II Lace Trimmed Drawers .... 25o Wash silk ..? ... .. ..............3110 MANY BARGAINS LEFT IN WHITE GOODS AND LAWNS. Laces of all kinds at Bargain prices. , i..- ( TH E 'i B RES HI ; V E'.. HwfSAiflWl V Mm rimdlulorel T O K E S hook to a mowing machine. The Old Way WAS GOOD F.NOUGH. as long oi there was no better, but now tt't possible to have modern things the sort of conveniences which In crease enjoyment and personal comfort Let us tit up your bathroom properly. you'll like the way we do the work. W.J. SCULLEY 470-471 Commercial.; Phone Black 2243 - ' i 1,1 -A .11... i Ml- r REIGN OF TERROR ; SUPPLANTS TOWN'S: QUIET Four Days of Rioting And General Law lessness Between Blacks and Whites $ Have Prevailed In Evansville. Killing of Policeman by Negro Incites White Citizens Who Start Out To Blow up Negro Colony Resisted by Drilled Company of Armed Ncgres Who Shout "Down With Whites." 4) Evansville, Ind., July . -following four days of rioting and general lawlessness this city tonight saw the moat terrible of Its experiences 4) with rioter. Seven persons ar dead and 14 are known t,o be Injured, 4) and at Ivast that number mors are thought to be hurt. Evansville, Ind., July .-Race pre judice between blacks and wWtes brought on a reign of terror here Sun dny whUb hae not ended. All of lost mgnt and alt day yesterday armea moos threatened the lives of cltlatus. Gun stores were broken open and guns and amunltion were seised by blacks and while.' The county Jail Is partly wrecked, an angry mob of 2.000 whites having broken in to trunt for a black victim. Negro dives were ransacked and shot to pieces In the search for the blacks and an armed company of drill ed blacks marched through the streets threatening the lives of all whites. The governor has ordered out troops to pro tect property and quell the disturbance but they have not e'.ved. At daylight this morning WO white men have start ed for the powder magaslne near tire city to secure explosives, with which they declare they will blow up the en tire negro colony of Baptlattown, a suburb of the city. The trouble which, has been brewing for month, came to a crisis Friday when Lee Brown, a ne gro, shot 'and killed Patrolman Masscy, who was trying to arrest him while bent on the murder of a man with whom he had quarrelled. Threats of vengence were followed by the surround Ing of the Jail. The negro was secretly removed from the city yesterday and taken to Vlncennes. Patrollman Mua sey died in terrible ageny and yester day morning the crewd refused to cred it statements of the officials that the negro was not In the Jail, and became threatening. Twenty-five policemen were moblllxed In the Jail and repulsed the first attempt to force an entrance after the gates had been forced In. A telephone pole was used as a battering ram and the Jail windows gave way. A commute waa appointed to searchfor the negro, but It reported that he 'was not In the Jail, waa not believed, and at ter forcing a breach the mob poured In the corridors. Finding Its victim gone, there was a cry of "kill the negros." and arms were demanded. f A company of armed negroes, arous ed by the race troubles, marched through the streets shoutlng"down with the whites," and threatened death to all If the negro was lynched. This started a rush for the gun stores by the whites. Three were broken open and four hundred rifles and revolvers with amunltion were selxed. From this time on throughout the night there waa con tinued shooting. What the fatalities ware the coming day will show. But one negro woman la known to be dead and a boy named Logan was shot and seriously wounded by a, negro. The mob went through the streets Inhab ited by negroes, dtd not stop to Inspect Its work, and the excitement and con fusion have prevented houses being searched for dead and wounded. The mob, after leaving the Jail, on finding that the negro Brown was gone, broke Into the gun stores of Boettlcner & Kel logg, WllderdAn & Co., F. M. Buah ft Co., and after thoroughly arming, rush ed through the streets hunting negroa. The armed company of negroes had dla appeared. All the blacks had fled the streets and when the rioters fulled to And victims In the strets, the resort of Bud Fruit was attacked and shot to pieces. As to whether any were killed there la no knowledge aa yet. , The gun stores of Wilmerdlng and Buah were broken open and new recruits to the mob were armed. The march to Bap tlattown waa then begun and aa dawn 'began to break the mob waa rushing i toward the powder magaxine near by for powd'-r with which to blow up the negro colony. , Throughout the night the officials have been powerless. The negroes, af ter the firm armed show of resistance, scattered and have not made a stand since. They are flying In 'terror. Thouaands of shots were fired during the night. . After leaving the wrecked place of Bud Fruit, the mob of desperate men. swelled to between 300 and 400, ran down Sycamore street. Bystanders, seised with the mob fever. Joined them. At First and Sycamore streets an at tack was made on the store of Boett cher ft Kellogg. This waa repulsed by an employe of the company, who de clared that the store contained no more guns. . The crewd then rassed to tmx ter street where the lack of negroes seemed to rankle the men. Some one yellcd,"on to Baptlsttown,"whcre many negros live. The march on Baptist- (Cnntlmied on fourth page), town whs begun with the unarmed men howling for guns. On Main street neur fifth some one yelled that the store of R. M, Buah ft Co. should be attacked. His suggestion waa Immedlatly ans wered by a, rush on the plate glass front. In two mlnutea the door was forced open and the big window was shattered by gun barrels. Policemen rushed up and drove the mob away. About this time, 3 a. in., the men were still crying for victims. The mob rush ed to WUmerdlng's gun store and fore ed Ha way in. Ten minutes later the mob had 300 additional guns. Boxes of cartridges were grabbed and the march to Bairtlsttown. where the negro colony Uvea, was resumed. The mob continu ed Its rush -for Baptlsttown with the In tention of stopping on the way and rob blng a powder maguxlne to secure ex plosives with which to blow up the ne gro colony. Evansville, Ind.; July 6.-At 2:45 this morning the Jail waa still. surrounded by 500 persona. A mob of 200 white men armed with rlflea and revolvera Is scouring the city looking for negroes and shooting Into the well-known ne gro resorts. The Jul! has a battered ap peurance. One window has been crush ed In, the bars and atone copings are gone, second window la wrecked where the haltering ram went through the walla, and bullet marka by the dox ens can be seen on the walls, , Whether the mob la leaving any dead behind la not known as everyone flees before the crowd and no search has been made for the dead. The mob doea not stay to Inspect the result of Its work. ; Evansville, Ind., July .-The race riot begun growing still worse at 4 o'clock this morning. The police sent after the mob which started for Paptls town to blow up the negro colony, tele phoned that they were powerless, as the mob waa armed with rifles and they had only revolvers. ' Just after dawn the mob began bombarding the houses of colored people in Baptlsttown and the police had reports thaf many persons were wounded In the battle which followed, and that there are probably some deaths. The police ob tained no names. : ' There is an unconfirmed report that soveral houses have been blown up, ' Vp to this time (4 a. m.) the militia v Subscribe for the Semi-Weekly As torlan, 11.00 a year. ha not rallied but efforts to get It to gether are In progress.' , MARTIAL LAW TO BE DECLARED. Indianapolis, July I. Governor Dur Iiln has ordered out the mllit'a com panies at New Albany, Terre Haute and Vlncennes and Is calling out inde pendent companies. He Is preparing to declare martial law at Evansville. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. ASTORIA AXMEN ACTIVE. Will Initiate 101 Candidates Crowd Coming from Vancouver Ax- Grinding Thursday -t Evening.. .; ,i ';.' The kcal tamo Woodmen of the World is gomg -ahead vigorously with Its arrangements for the part , which the Woodmen will take In the regatta next month. Already the reporta from other polnta Indicate tliat the ouUlde Woodmen are Interesting hemselves In the project, ' ,. ' '- F. V. Flke, secretary of the Wood men camp, at Vilweouver, Wash., was In town yesterday and stated that his camp would charter a boat and would also put a float in the parade. - A letter waa received from J. J.. Jen nings, director-general of the Wood men of the World carnival In Portland In which he stated that he had present ed the matter to the executive commit tee of thut entertainment and that a number of the best features would be sent to Astoria. , 1 Astoria camp will Are its first gun in a campalga for 101 new members next Thursday evening. This class of can didates wll be initiated by a specially picked and drilled team for the edifica tion of the visiting Woodmen from oth er point. The "first gun" will con sist of a rally of all the old time mem bers and the most elaborate entertain ment which the camp has had for year Millard Hardeaty, will turn the grind stone, Zelgler will wield the water-can and every Woodman In town will have his ax ground afreifc, preparatory to striking for tall timber. HEADED FOR PORTLAND. Terry McKean Will Leave Frisco With Hla Company Soon. Captain John Held returned on last night's Jraln from San Francisco, after an absence of 20 days. While In the city Captain Reld met Terry McKean Mr. McKeau said that he would short ly be In Portland, where his ompany will appear. The company will probab ly not play In Astoria. Captain Reld went south to ee the Hanlan-Yanger fight. He Is enthual stlc In hi praise of Honlan, whom he describes as the greatest lightweight in the business.' He had Yanger on queer street on several occasions, and, while the contest was called a draw, IJ really belonged to me san rrancisco wu. SCCCESSFl'L OPERATION. Fred Colburt of Ilwaco, v ho was In jured some weeks ago by a team of unruly horses, Iwfl a relapse recently and It was' found necesnary to ampu tate his right leg. whl.-h was done yes terday by Dr. Klanike, assisted by Dr. Fulton of this city. The operation proved successful and unless other com plications set in the patient Is expect ed to mend as rapidly as hla age will permit. Mr. Colburt, although 83 years of ae, has borne up so far re markably well. ,; The steamer Sue H Elmore sails for Tillamook at 4 a. m. Wednesday. July 8th. v It is a wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. No harm I It leaves the skin soft like a baby's ; no alkali in it, nothing but soap. The harm is done by alkali. Still more , harm' is done by not washing. , So, ' bad soap is better than none. , .-. , What is bad soap ? Im perfectly made the fat and alkali ' not well bal anced or not combined. , What is good soap ? ,';';--;.VPears;-:'-:r;;V';;; I' Sold all over the world, - " , : Pears' LAST HOUR OF POPE DRAWING RAPIDLY NEAR Rested Easily During Night But is Grow A ing Weaker and End is Not Far Off -. May Live Through Day. . ' , , , Pathetic Scenes Mark Last Hours Of Aged Catholic Leader's Illness b Conscious to All About Him-Arises From Bed And At " , . tends Official Duties. Rome, July An jTf rlnl bullet! states that the p-pe retl sl easily d nourishment. Hla hoilnea will pe AT DEATHBED OF PONTIFF. Pathetic Scenes Mark Last Hours of Holy Father. - Rome, July 7. 2:55 a. m.) Another morning has broken on the pathetic scene within the simple chamber of the Vatican where Pope Leo lies dying. As the soft light f dawn penetrated Into the room, the' pontiff whispered to hla devoted hyBlclan that he desired the shutters of the windows to be opened saying:' -u . ' " ';l wish to se once more, perhaps for the last time, the rays of the sun." It was just short while after the pope came back to consciousness from sleep, which Dr. Lapponi had Induced by a strong doae of chloral." His sleep waa so deathlike that artificial respir ation was continued and Lappord every few minutes leaned anxiously over his .......k . nkuxpv hi Illustrious patient -VU, II .V V v. - - - and listen to hie hardly perceptible bre-. athing. The pope awoke ' wet witn perspiration, feeble to the extreme and his voice hardly audible. ' , Fits of coughing brought pains in his chest, and thinking his end was now near, he said to Dr. Lapponi: - Tell me when the time really hi come." These seemingly last moments of Leo are full of solemnity. Perhaps his last hours would be less melancholy and sad if the august sufferer were less con sclous of the circumstances and his mind less clear as to the duration re maining to him before he enters etern ity.' ; . '' '.'v' r v- HASTE UNSEEMLY. . Chair of Pope WU1 Not Long Be Va cant if Cardinals Can Agree. Rome, July 6. Great activity reigns among the cardinals, now that it Is sure theconclave cannot b far off. U is even said that there has been an exchange of telegrams In cipher be tween members of the sacred college in Rome and those in the . provinces or abroad. Innumerable rumors are cir culating and scarcely any cardinal Is deprived of the flattery of being conj sidered ft candidate. Cardinal Rampolla is thought by many to have the best Your Money Better Invest It In Our Fine Furniture We can save Money For You Call and see Bed Room Sets. Mattresses, Couches. Carpets, Linoliums, And Everything For The House. ROBINSON'S FURNITURE STORE n Issued at C o'.-lock (Ms morn'ng uring the night md tftik soma rhaps live throughout the day. chance of being elected. According ta the most accredited Vatican , gossip however. Cardinal Rampolla has enter ed Into an agreement with Cardinal GottL perfect of th congregation of the propaganda, to support the eiecttoa of the latter on condition that himself be appointed Goal's successor as per fect of proiganda, the holder of which place la called the "red pope," 'Z:-! "':"'.; 'V'.'.i ' i --i- ft V'tr"4 WILL GO TO ROME Cardinal Gibbons is a Likely Candidate for the Papacy. , Baltimore, July (.Cardinal Gibbons has made all preparations to sail for Rome immediately , ia event of ths pope's death. As to bis ability to reach Rome in time to participate in the elec tion of a pope to succeed Leo he aald: "Everything depends upoo the tim. of the pope's death. If be should pass away at such time as will enable me to catch a steamer. I would be able t make the Journey within the prescrib ed time. The conclave must begin to frit uiuitn ucjo mm. . . . - " not reach the Vatican until 11 days, I should still b? In time, as there' would be an allowance of one day's grace. K the steamers are favorable 1 could reach Rome in Bine days." READY FOR NEXT STEP. . Washington, July .-Counter cases In the Alaskan boundary matters hear been exchanged within the time lnVt by the United States and Great Brit ain. The exchange occurred last FrU day night. Each side Is now ready for the next step, namely, the preparaUoa and submission of arguments In Lett don September 3rd. . . " The business transacted by the coun ty court yesterday was principally of a routine nature ; Aside from the audit ing of various claims a liquor Hons was granted tq Fred Olsen the Olriey merchant. The court accepted the bid oi Ferguson 'ft Houston to construct a sheer boom on the Lewis and Clark draw bridge. ? h Subscribe for the Semi-Weekly As torian, $1.00 a year. ; Slipping Away. our new . ma