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1 1 -. ' 1873 ' ' ,-!''' ." . I i VOLUME LVI. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, J I' LY 17, 1903. . NUMBER 170, i I I s! i ! Nobbiest Salts In ' Astoria ft,' " ' Largest, Newest and Best Se- j lected Stocfc ' ,Foll Value Vlih J Every Pur- t... ....dust Lowest Price Consistent With Honest Values P. A. STOKES TURKISH BATH S I TiuSSIAN 'AT 539 COMMERCIAL ST. Open from .'I f, M. to :t A. SI. dully, except Siuiriit) . ' Ou HuihIiij h IVom 8 I'. M. to .'I A. Al. FirMt4'luiu i-hlropo-dint In uttfiidaiK. T. It. II VVIKS, j'roprktor. SNOWFALL The Best On Earth js SEE 7 FISHER BROTHERS NEW HAMMOCKS Large assortment of unusually hand some goods just received. 75 cents to $5.00. J i N . G R I F F I N. 1 fcE ,r. m s tt jric t. More Choice Bargains At the People's Choice Store Wash Sll, n 3 i-a yard, All LSWOS reduced to close Ladles' Wash Neckwear in Collar TopS at 5 cents and CnHdrea's Wasn Dresses. 25 cents and up. Sale Of Ladies' Sailors, only 39 cents each. All splendid bargains for the money. THE BEE HIVE Received Th e Old Way WAS r.rm pvnnrm long an there was no better, but now pouible to hv modern thing the tort of convenlencet which In crease enjoyment and penpnal comfort Lot us tit up your bathroom properly, . You'll like the way we do the work. W.J. SCULLEY 70-47t Commercial. Phone Black 2243 Shirt Waist lengths, 90C. them out. . , n the latest ityies. upwards. TELL-TALE LETTER FOUND Prosecution Introduces Evidence in Perjury Trial That Causes a Sensation in Court-Was Written to Un known Party Telling Him to Flee Country Seven Witnesses Identify Prisoner and Lane, and Testify As to Similar Frauds Alleged to Have Been Perpetrated By Them State The protcrutlon in the trial of Jostah 8. BiTilih tpruns & mild iwnnHtlon on the dffenM hmt nlftrt ty .ulmlttipit in evidence part of a letter written by Smith while an lamat of Clateop coun ty J4II tfl eome unknown Mfinon.'The letter waa taken from Ihu prlaoner by hrrlff Unvllle. The d-fniKi arufd agnlnat It. admleelon in tcatlmony but waa uverruted, It waa written on a vex- t-r htad of the herl(t of Alumoda coun ty. CaL.but wan dated Aalorta, June 12, and auM: "I think you hul bettor g?t out of the way an them; people are apt to look for you. 1 du not want you here, aa It would be dunxeroua to both of u ai the p("iile are (iBolnat u htie. X up piiw? Ll trying to find out where you nr. I underatand that they have Deltx'rt'. name in the extradition pn jhth. They would recognlae you very llkfly. If o. U wwuld make a hell of a w'. 1. B. 8." . At the low of three long aesnlona and bfter examining seven wttneanee In the trial of JoHiiih 8. Smith for alti'ged per jury ,I)ltrlct Attorney Harrlaon Allen rested for the state ahortly before 10 o'clock lint nlgat, and at S.30 thi inoruintf the attorneys for the defenae will submit their evidence. Mr. Mary Hlnton told of having paid the men $3W In lieu of Lnne not brmg ing ault to recover damages for Injur lin allt'xed to hive been euntulned by hl tilling on a defective sidewalk In front of her houne in San Francisco. Phe did not have the money at the time the demajid was made ao ahe gave her note for the amount payable six months after date, which she aubaequemly ne gotiated and she paid. In those days Lane went by the name of Anderson. A. M. Harmon, of Seattle, sold he city was glud of the opportunity to set tle with Lane for Identified both men, pointing to John K. B. Myers, another alias by which Lane was known. C, L. Perkins, a rancher of Contra rostjv county, Cal raid he had known Lane about 11 years, and that during all the time he was lume; he had even seen the defective limb. Frank Thompson, a healthy looking deputy sheriff from the same county, had lived there about II yeura and had known the defendant about 18 years. "You were much younger and amaller than you are now?" suggested Attorney, Donovan. "How old are you?" : "Twenty-nine," replied the ponder ous deputy with a twinkle in his eye. ASTORIA'S FINEST IN AMERICA San Francisco, July 16. The regatta committee of the Pacific Amateur-Athletic association, after discussing tire propositions submitted by the Astoria regatta and the Santa Barbara' festival committee relative to crews from San Franclsoo participating In the aquatic sports, have decided to pass the offer ALLEGED EMBEZZLER Cumberland, Md., July 16. Wm. H. Doerner hat been arrested on a wftrrant worn out by Clarence Christie, au ditor of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad, charging Doerner wUh embezzling Jl,- 841 of the company's fund Doerner had been cashier for 10 years and de clares he Is the victim of taulty book keeping. "' i .. :A THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE i In comparing Grain-0 and coffee remember that while the taste is the same Graln-O gives health and . strength while coffee shatters the nervous system and breeds disease of the digestive organs. Thinking people prefer Grain-0 and its ben efits. TRY IT TO-DAY. Atgroctn sverywhire ; 15c and Wo. per package. AN-n ON SMITH BY SHERIFF Rests lis Case ' I iii Hi "I was born there." He Identified both flmlth and Lane, said Lane had always suffered from lameness, and explained very positively an incident connected with their first meeting. He testified that the men had been very friendly, had been neighbors and were often to- aether. Lane, the defendant In the next trial' aut in court all day. His son, Delbert. I who will broueht from Piillfurnln hi'! the proM-cution and turned out to be an other man entirely, sat by his side dur ing; the trial. The young man Is bright look'lng, and appears to feel the huml! latlon of his father's predlclnment. The Jury Impanneled to try the case Is inud up of the following good men and true: C. H. Davis, A. E, Peterson, !,. O. Hellard. E. C. Jeffr. Max Ber endes, J. M. Ellsworth. W. I. Morri son, I. A. Mclnnes, T. C. Bell. A.'L. Clark. F. B. Hull. T. O. Trulllnger. ICight of the special venire of 13 Jurors ordered to report yesterday morning were examined before the panel was completed.' " s Th defense argued at length for the ommiislon of certain testimony bear ing on the alleged perjury, but the court overruled the objections, anf ceptiona were allowed in each instance. The case will probably be given to the Jury today. The aged defendant In the case on trial, Joslah 8. Smith, and Lane, alias Bock, the defendant In the case that will follow, were both hi court, and none appeared to take greater Interest In the legal fight that Is being waged for their liberty than they, Smith took notes during the examination of wit nesses, and conferred with Attorneys Nolund and Donavan during the cross- examination, Both arc of venerabl appearance, and as thy sat in court yesterday suggested the antithesis to criminal ItuKlncts. Good progress was made At theafter noon session, the principal witnesses for the prosecution being examined. Mrs. Mary E. Hlnton Identified both men, pointing to Luine and excluim Ing, "That man is Anderson." Dr. A. E. Roache, of Portland, and Emily Nancy Caswell also of 1'ortla.nd, told the Jury of their connections with the defendants, and In both cases the men were positively Identified. A. M. Har mon, of Seattle, Identned Lane under another name, and Sheriff Llnvllle was sworn to relate the 'rcumstances of the arrest of the defendants.- He was on the stand when thi' court took a re' cess. from Snntu Barbara until a report has been received from Astoria, where a regatta will be held lte In August. It Is almost a foregone conclusion that three or four, bnrges and one or two single sculls will Journey to Astoria to contest in the races that will be held on one of the finest courses in America. SMALL BOTS START BIG FIRE One-sixth of California City Goes Up ftIn Smoke. San Luis Obispo, Cal., July 16. One sixth of the business portion of this city has been burned out with a loss of over $100,000. For a time It threatened to destroy the business center of the town and the flames were only sub dued by the firemen after a hard fight The cause of the conflagration Is not known, but It is generally believed that It was created by small boys who built a fire on "he banks of a creek under Chllder's bicycle store. GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY . New York, July 16. Schedules In bankruptcy have been filed by the Bard well Volumeter company, a corpor ation formed to manufacture volting machines. ' The liabilities were placed at $42,300; assets dnknown. GOVERNMENT INDIFFERENT Will Neither Consider, Nor Receive Petition Relating to Massa cre of the Jews ATTITUDE ENDS THE MATTER State Department Receive Word From Itepreaentfttire Who Submitted. Question Washington, July 16. It was learned tonight that the state department has received a reply from Russia stating that it neither would receive nor con sider the matter of the Jewish petition on the subject of the Ktehlnef inci dent. Information was received by cablegram from Mr. Riddle, the Ameri can ctvtrge at St. Petersburg, who was given the difficult task of Inquiring of the Russian government" of Ita atti- u!e with respect to the petition It Is believed this will end the matter. Wholesale Man Is Nominated Second Day of Convention Failed to Brin to Front Any Dark Horse Louisville, July 16.-The second day of plstureeque political maneuvering In the state convention of Kentucky re publicans failed to culminate in a final grand ajirprlse of a winning dark horse Col. Morris B. Belknap, of Louisville, a wholesale merchant, received the nomination for- governor on he first ballot. His delegates stuck to blm, though how much of their tenacity was due to the announcement of Former Governor W. M. Bradley that he was not a candidate can only be conjectur ed. Mr. Belknap was nominated af ter an ardent supporter of Bradley had placed the former governor In nomina tlon. The threatened stampede to Brad ley was quellid by an emphatic decla ration that he would not be a candl date, but for some unknown reason the convention officers called his name J during the ballot and he received preater number of vote than Pratt, who had made an active canvass. PACKAGE OF DIAMONDS LOST When Last Seen They Were Taken by Oft'cers to be Appraised. New York, July 16. A report la cur rent in custom circles here that a pack age of diamonds, valued at $3,000, had disappeared from the p'ubllc stores, where the Jewels were being appraised The package was received last week and was taken to tho division where precious stones are appraised. The examiner, it Is said, did not com plete his woik a;id the package was left In the cage over night. When buel ness was resumed In the morning, the I'ai'kuse Is said to have been found missing. , STRIKERS RESUME WORK. Elizabeth. N. J., July 16. The strike of shin carpenters and Joiners employed in the yards here has terminated and 400 men will resume work today. The strike has been In progress six weeks. Tho men wiU receive the same wages as heretofore. THROWN IN RUSSIAN PRISON California Man Writes From Captivity Will Appeal to Washington. San Rafael, Cal., July 16. George McCamlsh, whose relatives live here, has written them from a Russian pris on at' Vladlvostock appealing for help. Although the letter was written and mailed six weeks ago it has . Just reached here. McCamlsh end two other Americans sailed from Yokohama with permission from the government of Japan to hunt for animals In the Kurrie Islands.They were caught In a gale and swept to ward the Russian islands, where they eventually went ashore to get water and other supplies. The Russians sus pected them of. sealing and threw them into Jail. There they have since re mained, half starved and shut oft from any appeal to the representative if their government, doomed to long terms of Imprisonment. An effort will be made to have the authorities at Wash ington act in the. matter. OPERATION IS NECESSARY , , :'. BUT AAY PROVE FATAL Physicians to Pope Sadly Perplexed as to Right Coarse to ParsBC Condition of Patient Not at ail Satis- ' 5 ' 1 fectoryBreathioi Interrupted No Vital Change In Progress of Disease and at One Time Pontiff Was Able to Interview Cardinals and Conduct Business .:. , ' Refreshing Sleep Encourages . r Rome. July 17, (2;5S, a. m., The pope's condition this morning Is less satisfactory than yesterday, and he suf fered from much uneasiness and diffi culty In breathing until relieved to some extent by an injection of cafflene. A ner crisis presented Itself yester day when the doctors were confronted on one hand with the apparent import ant necessity of an operation, and on the other with a feeling- that such op eration might prove fatal.' They decid ed, however, that to delay until, today would serve a useful purpose In per mitting a larger extraction of serum in case the operation was undertaken. Meantime the pope 'continued In a state of great depression. , Thanks ia a fairly good afternoon's sleep, the physicians were able to issue a bulletin at 7:25, p. m.. showing- there had been no vital change in the pro gress of the disease. Later the pope was sufficiently at ease to receive Car dinal Rompolla and his holinena con ferred upon him enlarged authrity for administration of papal affairs. . It i understood one' result of this action probably will be the appointment of snecissor to Manager Volponl. SPECIAL PRAYERS" ARE OFFERED Rome, July 16. Today being the festl-! FOR MILLIONAIRES, ONLY. -New York, July 16. A new eocial or ganization to be known as the Brook club Is being formed. The membership will be limited to 200 and it probably will be the most expensive and exclus ive club in the country. English meth ods will prevail and the dues will b2r all except millionaires from Joining. The doors will never be. closed and lunches will be served at all hours JUST RECEIVED! js2p Collars and Cuffs HERMAN WISE, J3he Reliable Clothier "and Hatter. Opposite Palace Restaurant. Your Money Slipping' Away. Better Invest It in uur - rsi Fine Furniture Money For You - Call and see our new Bed Room Sets. MattressesCouches, Carpets, Linoliums, r And Everything For The House. ROBINSON'S FURNITURE ST0HE val of the Carmelite madonna and be cause of Pope Leo' particular -devotion to this madonna, special praters or. behalf of his holiness were offered In all the chkrehes after the celebra tion of mass. The pontiff' own pre diction that hi death, If it were to re sult frlm his present Illness would oc cur today, ia recalled with emotion. . (...,', : : FEELS END DRAWING NEAR Rome, July 1.-The fateful, day of of the Camellte madonna, on which Pope Leo had a premonition be would die, has arrived. Early this morning his holiness awoke and Immediately be gan repeating prayers to the madonna speaking with such fervor that bis valet. Centra, hurried from an adjoin ing room. Pop Leo, hearinr Centra' voice, said: , 7 ' 'C' ;-' .-.'.,; . f -. V; . "Ah. Plo, -'Our task la nearly done. Today la the fete of the Carmelite ma donna.". - : : -, ', . . jv ' i Still later with the same idea In mind, the pope asked for one of his private secretaries, Mgr. Marzon Lint, to have him say mass la the chapel next to his bedroom, with the door be tween the two apartments open. In tb middW of the mass Pope Leo. re-. ceived communion like one who really saw visions of bllfs. ' an innovation in clubdom. Almost all the representative men of other cities will be uskted to Join. . . SHOT WIFE WHILE DREAMING Baltimore, Md., July 16. A present ment -has been found by the grand Jury against Frank Manoley, the young woodworker, whp says he shot his wife while dreaming lie was attacked by a burglar. Dress Shirts T 5 A'LA 1